HEX atlas value

#799159

#799159 is a cool green HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 121, 145, 89, HSL 86, 24%, 46%, has luminance 0.2504, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#799159 Sample readable text

HEX #799159

RGB rgb(121, 145, 89)

HSL hsl(86 24% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(17, 0, 39, 43)

Luminance 0.2504

Contrast Black 6.01:1White 3.5:1

CSS

--color-799159: #799159;
.background-799159 { background-color: #799159; }
.text-799159 { color: #799159; }

Luminance0.2504

Black text6.01:1AA Pass

White text3.5:1AA 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":"#799159","rgb":[121,145,89],"hsl":[86,24,46],"cmyk":[17,0,39,43],"luminance":0.2504,"contrast":{"black":6.01,"white":3.5}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#A6B98D","hex":"#A6B98D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.95,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7CAB3F","hex":"#7CAB3F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.75,"contrastWhite":2.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#4A5936","hex":"#4A5936","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.77,"contrastWhite":7.57,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#918E59","hex":"#918E59","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.22,"contrastWhite":3.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Moss Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/799159.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/agave.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/smoke.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#725991","analogous":["#918E59","#5D9159"],"triadic":["#597991","#915979"],"tetradic":["#59918E","#725991","#91595D"],"splitComplementary":["#595D91","#8E5991"],"monochromatic":["#A6B98D","#799159","#4A5936"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A6B98D","dark":"#4A5936","saturated":"#7CAB3F","desaturated":"#767873","pastel":"#B6BCAE","neon":"#99FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":27},{"slug":"smoke","name":"Smoke","hex":"#738276","distance":33.19638534539566},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":37.3496987939662},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":38.02630668366309}]

HEX meaning and use

About #799159

#799159 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #799159 is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 121, 145, and 89, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 86deg with 24% saturation and 46% 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.2504, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.01:1AA Pass

White text3.5:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #799159 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.01:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#A6B98D#000000 text · best 9.95:1#A6B98D

#7CAB3F#000000 text · best 7.75:1#7CAB3F

#4A5936#FFFFFF text · best 7.57:1#4A5936

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

#918E59#000000 text · best 6.22:1#918E59

Generated Palette

#799159#799159

#725991#725991

#918E59#918E59

#5D9159#5D9159

#A6B98D#A6B98D

#4A5936#4A5936

Color Harmonies

#725991#725991

#918E59#918E59

#5D9159#5D9159

#597991#597991

#915979#915979

Variants

#A6B98D#A6B98D

#4A5936#4A5936

#7CAB3F#7CAB3F

#767873#767873

#B6BCAE#B6BCAE

#99FF14#99FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Agave#6F8F72

Smoke#738276

Olive Green#708238

Warm Gray#8A8378

#799159

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #799159

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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