HEX atlas value

#74A00E

#74A00E is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 116, 160, 14, HSL 78, 84%, 34%, has luminance 0.2889, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#74A00E Sample readable text

HEX #74A00E

RGB rgb(116, 160, 14)

HSL hsl(78 84% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(28, 0, 91, 37)

Luminance 0.2889

Contrast Black 6.78:1White 3.1:1

CSS

--color-74a00e: #74A00E;
.background-74a00e { background-color: #74A00E; }
.text-74a00e { color: #74A00E; }

Luminance0.2889

Black text6.78:1AA Pass

White text3.1:1AA 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":"#74A00E","rgb":[116,160,14],"hsl":[78,84,34],"cmyk":[28,0,91,37],"luminance":0.2889,"contrast":{"black":6.78,"white":3.1}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.78,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.1,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#AEEB1E","hex":"#AEEB1E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.7,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#3A0EA0","hex":"#3A0EA0","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.75,"contrastWhite":12,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#374B07","hex":"#374B07","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.17,"contrastWhite":9.67,"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":"#79AD00","hex":"#79AD00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.79,"contrastWhite":2.7,"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/74a00e.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":"#3A0EA0","analogous":["#A0820E","#2BA00E"],"triadic":["#0E74A0","#A00E74"],"tetradic":["#0EA082","#3A0EA0","#A00E2B"],"splitComplementary":["#0E2BA0","#820EA0"],"monochromatic":["#AEEB1E","#74A00E","#374B07"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AEEB1E","dark":"#374B07","saturated":"#79AD00","desaturated":"#6C8C21","pastel":"#B3DF4E","neon":"#96D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":29.086079144497972},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":29.086079144497972},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":36.932370625238775},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":43.829214001622255},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":49.09175083453431}]

HEX meaning and use

About #74A00E

#74A00E is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #74A00E is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 116, 160, and 14, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 78deg with 84% 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 0.2889, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.09, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.78:1AA Pass

White text3.1:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #74A00E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.78:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.1:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#AEEB1E#000000 text · best 14.7:1#AEEB1E

#3A0EA0#FFFFFF text · best 12:1#3A0EA0

#374B07#FFFFFF text · best 9.67:1#374B07

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

#79AD00#000000 text · best 7.79:1#79AD00

Generated Palette

#74A00E#74A00E

#3A0EA0#3A0EA0

#A0820E#A0820E

#2BA00E#2BA00E

#AEEB1E#AEEB1E

#374B07#374B07

Color Harmonies

#3A0EA0#3A0EA0

#A0820E#A0820E

#2BA00E#2BA00E

#0E74A0#0E74A0

#A00E74#A00E74

Variants

#AEEB1E#AEEB1E

#374B07#374B07

#79AD00#79AD00

#6C8C21#6C8C21

#B3DF4E#B3DF4E

#96D600#96D600

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Olive#808000

Avocado#568203

Kelly Green#4CBB17

#74A00E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #74A00E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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