HEX atlas value

#83A509

#83A509 is a cool green HEX color close to Olive. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 131, 165, 9, HSL 73, 90%, 34%, has luminance 0.3176, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#83A509 Sample readable text

HEX #83A509

RGB rgb(131, 165, 9)

HSL hsl(73 90% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(21, 0, 95, 35)

Luminance 0.3176

Contrast Black 7.35:1White 2.86:1

CSS

--color-83a509: #83A509;
.background-83a509 { background-color: #83A509; }
.text-83a509 { color: #83A509; }

Luminance0.3176

Black text7.35:1AA Pass

White text2.86:1AA 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":"#83A509","rgb":[131,165,9],"hsl":[73,90,34],"cmyk":[21,0,95,35],"luminance":0.3176,"contrast":{"black":7.35,"white":2.86}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.35,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.86,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C3F316","hex":"#C3F316","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.15,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#2A09A5","hex":"#2A09A5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.68,"contrastWhite":12.5,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#3E4E04","hex":"#3E4E04","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.3,"contrastWhite":9.15,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#88AD00","hex":"#88AD00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.02,"contrastWhite":2.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Olive 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/83a509.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2A09A5","analogous":["#A57909","#35A509"],"triadic":["#0983A5","#A50983"],"tetradic":["#09A579","#2A09A5","#A50935"],"splitComplementary":["#0935A5","#7909A5"],"monochromatic":["#C3F316","#83A509","#3E4E04"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C3F316","dark":"#3E4E04","saturated":"#88AD00","desaturated":"#78921C","pastel":"#C3E548","neon":"#A8D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":38.19685850956856},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":42.20189569201838},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":42.20189569201838},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":54.680892457969264},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":57.323642591866054}]

HEX meaning and use

About #83A509

#83A509 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #83A509 is visually closest to Olive, a named yellow color with HEX #808000.

The RGB channels are 131, 165, and 9, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 73deg with 90% 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 0.3176, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 38.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.35:1AA Pass

White text2.86:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #83A509 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.35:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.86:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C3F316#000000 text · best 16.15:1#C3F316

#2A09A5#FFFFFF text · best 12.5:1#2A09A5

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

#3E4E04#FFFFFF text · best 9.15:1#3E4E04

#88AD00#000000 text · best 8.02:1#88AD00

Generated Palette

#83A509#83A509

#2A09A5#2A09A5

#A57909#A57909

#35A509#35A509

#C3F316#C3F316

#3E4E04#3E4E04

Color Harmonies

#2A09A5#2A09A5

#A57909#A57909

#35A509#35A509

#0983A5#0983A5

#A50983#A50983

Variants

#C3F316#C3F316

#3E4E04#3E4E04

#88AD00#88AD00

#78921C#78921C

#C3E548#C3E548

#A8D600#A8D600

Nearest Named Colors

Olive#808000

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Avocado#568203

#83A509

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #83A509

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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