HEX atlas value

#809F38

#809F38 is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 128, 159, 56, HSL 78, 48%, 42%, has luminance 0.2967, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#809F38 Sample readable text

HEX #809F38

RGB rgb(128, 159, 56)

HSL hsl(78 48% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 65, 38)

Luminance 0.2967

Contrast Black 6.93:1White 3.03:1

CSS

--color-809f38: #809F38;
.background-809f38 { background-color: #809F38; }
.text-809f38 { color: #809F38; }

Luminance0.2967

Black text6.93:1AA Pass

White text3.03:1AA 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":"#809F38","rgb":[128,159,56],"hsl":[78,48,42],"cmyk":[19,0,65,38],"luminance":0.2967,"contrast":{"black":6.93,"white":3.03}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.03,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ADCA68","hex":"#ADCA68","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.42,"contrastWhite":1.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#89B620","hex":"#89B620","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.78,"contrastWhite":2.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#57389F","hex":"#57389F","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.47,"contrastWhite":8.5,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#495B20","hex":"#495B20","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.5,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Olive Green 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/809f38.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":"#57389F","analogous":["#9F8A38","#4C9F38"],"triadic":["#38809F","#9F3880"],"tetradic":["#389F8A","#57389F","#9F384C"],"splitComplementary":["#384C9F","#8A389F"],"monochromatic":["#ADCA68","#809F38","#495B20"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ADCA68","dark":"#495B20","saturated":"#89B620","desaturated":"#76874F","pastel":"#B6C78F","neon":"#B2FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":33.12099032335839},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":34.219877264537345},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":34.219877264537345},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":36.742346141747674},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":53.178943201233324}]

HEX meaning and use

About #809F38

#809F38 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #809F38 is visually closest to Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #708238.

The RGB channels are 128, 159, and 56, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 78deg with 48% 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 0.2967, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 33.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.93:1AA Pass

White text3.03:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #809F38 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.93:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.03:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ADCA68#000000 text · best 11.42:1#ADCA68

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

#89B620#000000 text · best 8.78:1#89B620

#57389F#FFFFFF text · best 8.5:1#57389F

#495B20#FFFFFF text · best 7.5:1#495B20

Generated Palette

#809F38#809F38

#57389F#57389F

#9F8A38#9F8A38

#4C9F38#4C9F38

#ADCA68#ADCA68

#495B20#495B20

Color Harmonies

#57389F#57389F

#9F8A38#9F8A38

#4C9F38#4C9F38

#38809F#38809F

#9F3880#9F3880

Variants

#ADCA68#ADCA68

#495B20#495B20

#89B620#89B620

#76874F#76874F

#B6C78F#B6C78F

#B2FF00#B2FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Green#708238

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Yellow Green#9ACD32

#809F38

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #809F38

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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