HEX atlas value

#79983E

#79983E is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 121, 152, 62, HSL 81, 42%, 42%, has luminance 0.2687, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#79983E Sample readable text

HEX #79983E

RGB rgb(121, 152, 62)

HSL hsl(81 42% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(20, 0, 59, 40)

Luminance 0.2687

Contrast Black 6.37:1White 3.29:1

CSS

--color-79983e: #79983E;
.background-79983e { background-color: #79983E; }
.text-79983e { color: #79983E; }

Luminance0.2687

Black text6.37:1AA Pass

White text3.29:1AA 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":"#79983E","rgb":[121,152,62],"hsl":[81,42,42],"cmyk":[20,0,59,40],"luminance":0.2687,"contrast":{"black":6.37,"white":3.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.37,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#A6C46E","hex":"#A6C46E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.74,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#80B027","hex":"#80B027","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.16,"contrastWhite":2.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#5E3E98","hex":"#5E3E98","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.62,"contrastWhite":8.02,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#455723","hex":"#455723","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.64,"contrastWhite":7.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"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","earth tone green","Olive Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/79983e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5E3E98","analogous":["#988B3E","#4C983E"],"triadic":["#3E7998","#983E79"],"tetradic":["#3E988B","#5E3E98","#983E4C"],"splitComplementary":["#3E4C98","#8B3E98"],"monochromatic":["#A6C46E","#79983E","#455723"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A6C46E","dark":"#455723","saturated":"#80B027","desaturated":"#728156","pastel":"#B2C294","neon":"#A6FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":24.515301344262525},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":32.01562118716424},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":32.01562118716424},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":33.67491648096547},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":51.15662224971465}]

HEX meaning and use

About #79983E

#79983E is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #79983E is visually closest to Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #708238.

The RGB channels are 121, 152, and 62, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 81deg with 42% saturation and 42% 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 0.2687, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.37:1AA Pass

White text3.29:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #79983E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.37:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#A6C46E#000000 text · best 10.74:1#A6C46E

#80B027#000000 text · best 8.16:1#80B027

#5E3E98#FFFFFF text · best 8.02:1#5E3E98

#455723#FFFFFF text · best 7.95:1#455723

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

Generated Palette

#79983E#79983E

#5E3E98#5E3E98

#988B3E#988B3E

#4C983E#4C983E

#A6C46E#A6C46E

#455723#455723

Color Harmonies

#5E3E98#5E3E98

#988B3E#988B3E

#4C983E#4C983E

#3E7998#3E7998

#983E79#983E79

Variants

#A6C46E#A6C46E

#455723#455723

#80B027#80B027

#728156#728156

#B2C294#B2C294

#A6FF00#A6FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Green#708238

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Raw Umber#826644

#79983E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #79983E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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