HEX atlas value

#79952D

#79952D is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 121, 149, 45, HSL 76, 54%, 38%, has luminance 0.2575, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#79952D Sample readable text

HEX #79952D

RGB rgb(121, 149, 45)

HSL hsl(76 54% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 70, 42)

Luminance 0.2575

Contrast Black 6.15:1White 3.41:1

CSS

--color-79952d: #79952D;
.background-79952d { background-color: #79952D; }
.text-79952d { color: #79952D; }

Luminance0.2575

Black text6.15:1AA Pass

White text3.41:1AA 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":"#79952D","rgb":[121,149,45],"hsl":[76,54,38],"cmyk":[19,0,70,42],"luminance":0.2575,"contrast":{"black":6.15,"white":3.41}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ABCB52","hex":"#ABCB52","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.4,"contrastWhite":1.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#482D95","hex":"#482D95","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.08,"contrastWhite":10.08,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#404F17","hex":"#404F17","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#83AB17","hex":"#83AB17","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.8,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Olive Drab adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/79952d.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-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#482D95","analogous":["#957D2D","#45952D"],"triadic":["#2D7995","#952D79"],"tetradic":["#2D957D","#482D95","#952D45"],"splitComplementary":["#2D4595","#7D2D95"],"monochromatic":["#ABCB52","#79952D","#404F17"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ABCB52","dark":"#404F17","saturated":"#83AB17","desaturated":"#6F8042","pastel":"#B2C57C","neon":"#ACEB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":18.57417562100671},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":18.57417562100671},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":42.35563716909474},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":49.29503017546495}]

HEX meaning and use

About #79952D

#79952D is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #79952D is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 121, 149, and 45, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 76deg with 54% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.2575, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.57, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.15:1AA Pass

White text3.41:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #79952D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.15:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ABCB52#000000 text · best 11.4:1#ABCB52

#482D95#FFFFFF text · best 10.08:1#482D95

#404F17#FFFFFF text · best 8.94:1#404F17

#83AB17#000000 text · best 7.8:1#83AB17

Moss Green#000000 text · best 6.85:1#8A9A5B

Generated Palette

#79952D#79952D

#482D95#482D95

#957D2D#957D2D

#45952D#45952D

#ABCB52#ABCB52

#404F17#404F17

Color Harmonies

#482D95#482D95

#957D2D#957D2D

#45952D#45952D

#2D7995#2D7995

#952D79#952D79

Variants

#ABCB52#ABCB52

#404F17#404F17

#83AB17#83AB17

#6F8042#6F8042

#B2C57C#B2C57C

#ACEB00#ACEB00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Olive Green#708238

Fern Frond#657220

Moss Green#8A9A5B

#79952D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #79952D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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