HEX atlas value

#72AA03

#72AA03 is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 114, 170, 3, HSL 80, 97%, 34%, has luminance 0.3233, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#72AA03 Sample readable text

HEX #72AA03

RGB rgb(114, 170, 3)

HSL hsl(80 97% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(33, 0, 98, 33)

Luminance 0.3233

Contrast Black 7.47:1White 2.81:1

CSS

--color-72aa03: #72AA03;
.background-72aa03 { background-color: #72AA03; }
.text-72aa03 { color: #72AA03; }

Luminance0.3233

Black text7.47:1AA Pass

White text2.81:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#72AA03","rgb":[114,170,3],"hsl":[80,97,34],"cmyk":[33,0,98,33],"luminance":0.3233,"contrast":{"black":7.47,"white":2.81}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.47,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.81,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ACFB0E","hex":"#ACFB0E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.56,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#3B03AB","hex":"#3B03AB","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.79,"contrastWhite":11.74,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#365001","hex":"#365001","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.3,"contrastWhite":9.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.43,"contrastWhite":2.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#74AD00","hex":"#74AD00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.72,"contrastWhite":2.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Olive Drab adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/72aa03.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3B03AB","analogous":["#AB8F03","#1FAB03"],"triadic":["#0373AB","#AB0373"],"tetradic":["#03AB8F","#3B03AB","#AB031F"],"splitComplementary":["#031FAB","#8F03AB"],"monochromatic":["#ACFB0E","#72AA03","#365001"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ACFB0E","dark":"#365001","saturated":"#74AD00","desaturated":"#6C9816","pastel":"#B3EC41","neon":"#8FD600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":43.09292285283048},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":43.09292285283048},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":44.37341546466758},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":46.184412955021955},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":48.82622246293481}]

HEX meaning and use

About #72AA03

#72AA03 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #72AA03 is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 114, 170, and 3, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 80deg with 97% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.3233, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 43.09, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.47:1AA Pass

White text2.81:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #72AA03 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.47:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.81:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ACFB0E#000000 text · best 16.56:1#ACFB0E

#3B03AB#FFFFFF text · best 11.74:1#3B03AB

#365001#FFFFFF text · best 9.11:1#365001

Kelly Green#000000 text · best 8.43:1#4CBB17

#74AD00#000000 text · best 7.72:1#74AD00

Generated Palette

#72AA03#72AA03

#3B03AB#3B03AB

#AB8F03#AB8F03

#1FAB03#1FAB03

#ACFB0E#ACFB0E

#365001#365001

Color Harmonies

#3B03AB#3B03AB

#AB8F03#AB8F03

#1FAB03#1FAB03

#0373AB#0373AB

#AB0373#AB0373

Variants

#ACFB0E#ACFB0E

#365001#365001

#74AD00#74AD00

#6C9816#6C9816

#B3EC41#B3EC41

#8FD600#8FD600

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Olive#808000

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Avocado#568203

#72AA03

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #72AA03

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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