HEX atlas value

#7B8551

#7B8551 is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 123, 133, 81, HSL 72, 24%, 42%, has luminance 0.2158, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#7B8551 Sample readable text

HEX #7B8551

RGB rgb(123, 133, 81)

HSL hsl(72 24% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 39, 48)

Luminance 0.2158

Contrast Black 5.32:1White 3.95:1

CSS

--color-7b8551: #7B8551;
.background-7b8551 { background-color: #7B8551; }
.text-7b8551 { color: #7B8551; }

Luminance0.2158

Black text5.32:1AA Pass

White text3.95:1AA 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":"#7B8551","rgb":[123,133,81],"hsl":[72,24,42],"cmyk":[8,0,39,48],"luminance":0.2158,"contrast":{"black":5.32,"white":3.95}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.95,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#A8B181","hex":"#A8B181","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.27,"contrastWhite":2.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#464C2F","hex":"#464C2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.34,"contrastWhite":8.99,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5C5185","hex":"#5C5185","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.97,"contrastWhite":7.07,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#899C3A","hex":"#899C3A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.88,"contrastWhite":3.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Olive Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/7b8551.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5C5185","analogous":["#857551","#618551"],"triadic":["#517B85","#85517B"],"tetradic":["#518575","#5C5185","#855161"],"splitComplementary":["#516185","#755185"],"monochromatic":["#A8B181","#7B8551","#464C2F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A8B181","dark":"#464C2F","saturated":"#899C3A","desaturated":"#6C6D69","pastel":"#AFB2A3","neon":"#CCFF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":27.477263328068172},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":27.676705006196094},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":34.336569426778794},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":36.51027252705737},{"slug":"smoke","name":"Smoke","hex":"#738276","distance":37.97367509209505}]

HEX meaning and use

About #7B8551

#7B8551 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #7B8551 is visually closest to Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #708238.

The RGB channels are 123, 133, and 81, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 72deg with 24% 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.2158, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.48, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.32:1AA Pass

White text3.95:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #7B8551 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.32:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.95:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#A8B181#000000 text · best 9.27:1#A8B181

#464C2F#FFFFFF text · best 8.99:1#464C2F

#5C5185#FFFFFF text · best 7.07:1#5C5185

#899C3A#000000 text · best 6.88:1#899C3A

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

Generated Palette

#7B8551#7B8551

#5C5185#5C5185

#857551#857551

#618551#618551

#A8B181#A8B181

#464C2F#464C2F

Color Harmonies

#5C5185#5C5185

#857551#857551

#618551#618551

#517B85#517B85

#85517B#85517B

Variants

#A8B181#A8B181

#464C2F#464C2F

#899C3A#899C3A

#6C6D69#6C6D69

#AFB2A3#AFB2A3

Electric Lime#CCFF00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Green#708238

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Raw Umber#826644

Agave#6F8F72

Smoke#738276

#7B8551

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #7B8551

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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