HEX atlas value

#79A00E

#79A00E is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 121, 160, 14, HSL 76, 84%, 34%, has luminance 0.2924, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#79A00E Sample readable text

HEX #79A00E

RGB rgb(121, 160, 14)

HSL hsl(76 84% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(24, 0, 91, 37)

Luminance 0.2924

Contrast Black 6.85:1White 3.07:1

CSS

--color-79a00e: #79A00E;
.background-79a00e { background-color: #79A00E; }
.text-79a00e { color: #79A00E; }

Luminance0.2924

Black text6.85:1AA Pass

White text3.07:1AA 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":"#79A00E","rgb":[121,160,14],"hsl":[76,84,34],"cmyk":[24,0,91,37],"luminance":0.2924,"contrast":{"black":6.85,"white":3.07}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.85,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.07,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B5EB1E","hex":"#B5EB1E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.87,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#350EA0","hex":"#350EA0","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.72,"contrastWhite":12.2,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#394B07","hex":"#394B07","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.18,"contrastWhite":9.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#7FAD00","hex":"#7FAD00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.88,"contrastWhite":2.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#30A00E","hex":"#30A00E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.16,"contrastWhite":3.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

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/79a00e.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":"#350EA0","analogous":["#A07E0E","#30A00E"],"triadic":["#0E79A0","#A00E79"],"tetradic":["#0EA07E","#350EA0","#A00E30"],"splitComplementary":["#0E30A0","#7E0EA0"],"monochromatic":["#B5EB1E","#79A00E","#394B07"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B5EB1E","dark":"#394B07","saturated":"#7FAD00","desaturated":"#708C21","pastel":"#B8DF4E","neon":"#9DD600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":31},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":31},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":35.62302626111375},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":47.391982444291145},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":52.392747589718944}]

HEX meaning and use

About #79A00E

#79A00E is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #79A00E is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 121, 160, and 14, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 76deg 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 0.2924, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.85:1AA Pass

White text3.07:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #79A00E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.85:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.07:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B5EB1E#000000 text · best 14.87:1#B5EB1E

#350EA0#FFFFFF text · best 12.2:1#350EA0

#394B07#FFFFFF text · best 9.62:1#394B07

#7FAD00#000000 text · best 7.88:1#7FAD00

#30A00E#000000 text · best 6.16:1#30A00E

Generated Palette

#79A00E#79A00E

#350EA0#350EA0

#A07E0E#A07E0E

#30A00E#30A00E

#B5EB1E#B5EB1E

#394B07#394B07

Color Harmonies

#350EA0#350EA0

#A07E0E#A07E0E

#30A00E#30A00E

#0E79A0#0E79A0

#A00E79#A00E79

Variants

#B5EB1E#B5EB1E

#394B07#394B07

#7FAD00#7FAD00

#708C21#708C21

#B8DF4E#B8DF4E

#9DD600#9DD600

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Olive#808000

Avocado#568203

Olive Green#708238

#79A00E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #79A00E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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