HEX atlas value

#608B4B

#608B4B is a cool green HEX color close to Epoxy Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 96, 139, 75, HSL 100, 30%, 42%, has luminance 0.2146, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#608B4B Sample readable text

HEX #608B4B

RGB rgb(96, 139, 75)

HSL hsl(100 30% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(31, 0, 46, 45)

Luminance 0.2146

Contrast Black 5.29:1White 3.97:1

CSS

--color-608b4b: #608B4B;
.background-608b4b { background-color: #608B4B; }
.text-608b4b { color: #608B4B; }

Luminance0.2146

Black text5.29:1AA Pass

White text3.97:1AA 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":"#608B4B","rgb":[96,139,75],"hsl":[100,30,42],"cmyk":[31,0,46,45],"luminance":0.2146,"contrast":{"black":5.29,"white":3.97}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.97,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#8FB87A","hex":"#8FB87A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.31,"contrastWhite":2.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#37502B","hex":"#37502B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.34,"contrastWhite":8.96,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#59A333","hex":"#59A333","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.71,"contrastWhite":3.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#764B8B","hex":"#764B8B","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.15,"contrastWhite":6.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#818B4B","hex":"#818B4B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.73,"contrastWhite":3.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Epoxy Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/608b4b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/epoxy-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#764B8B","analogous":["#818B4B","#4B8B56"],"triadic":["#4B608B","#8B4B60"],"tetradic":["#4B818B","#764B8B","#8B564B"],"splitComplementary":["#564B8B","#8B4B81"],"monochromatic":["#8FB87A","#608B4B","#37502B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#8FB87A","dark":"#37502B","saturated":"#59A333","desaturated":"#687463","pastel":"#A7B79E","neon":"#55FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":21.656407827707714},{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":26.343879744638983},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":26.419689627245813},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":29.34280150224242},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":41.593268686170845}]

HEX meaning and use

About #608B4B

#608B4B is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #608B4B is visually closest to Epoxy Green, a named green color with HEX #4E8A57.

The RGB channels are 96, 139, and 75, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 100deg with 30% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.2146, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.29:1AA Pass

White text3.97:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #608B4B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.29:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.97:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#8FB87A#000000 text · best 9.31:1#8FB87A

#37502B#FFFFFF text · best 8.96:1#37502B

#59A333#000000 text · best 6.71:1#59A333

#764B8B#FFFFFF text · best 6.67:1#764B8B

#818B4B#000000 text · best 5.73:1#818B4B

Generated Palette

#608B4B#608B4B

#764B8B#764B8B

#818B4B#818B4B

#4B8B56#4B8B56

#8FB87A#8FB87A

#37502B#37502B

Color Harmonies

#764B8B#764B8B

#818B4B#818B4B

#4B8B56#4B8B56

#4B608B#4B608B

#8B4B60#8B4B60

Variants

#8FB87A#8FB87A

#37502B#37502B

#59A333#59A333

#687463#687463

#A7B79E#A7B79E

#55FF00#55FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Fern Green#4F7942

Olive Green#708238

Cactus Green#587156

Olive Drab#6B8E23

#608B4B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #608B4B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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