HEX atlas value

#7B9159

#7B9159 is a cool green HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 123, 145, 89, HSL 84, 24%, 46%, has luminance 0.2518, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#7B9159 Sample readable text

HEX #7B9159

RGB rgb(123, 145, 89)

HSL hsl(84 24% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(15, 0, 39, 43)

Luminance 0.2518

Contrast Black 6.04:1White 3.48:1

CSS

--color-7b9159: #7B9159;
.background-7b9159 { background-color: #7B9159; }
.text-7b9159 { color: #7B9159; }

Luminance0.2518

Black text6.04:1AA Pass

White text3.48:1AA 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":"#7B9159","rgb":[123,145,89],"hsl":[84,24,46],"cmyk":[15,0,39,43],"luminance":0.2518,"contrast":{"black":6.04,"white":3.48}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.04,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.48,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#A8B98D","hex":"#A8B98D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.99,"contrastWhite":2.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#80AB3F","hex":"#80AB3F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.81,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#4B5936","hex":"#4B5936","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.55,"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":"#918C59","hex":"#918C59","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.1,"contrastWhite":3.44,"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/7b9159.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":"#705991","analogous":["#918C59","#5F9159"],"triadic":["#597B91","#91597B"],"tetradic":["#59918C","#705991","#91595F"],"splitComplementary":["#595F91","#8C5991"],"monochromatic":["#A8B98D","#7B9159","#4B5936"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A8B98D","dark":"#4B5936","saturated":"#80AB3F","desaturated":"#767873","pastel":"#B6BCAE","neon":"#A1FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":17.60681686165901},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":27.80287754891569},{"slug":"smoke","name":"Smoke","hex":"#738276","distance":33.61547262794322},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":37.17526059088221},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":37.881393849751625}]

HEX meaning and use

About #7B9159

#7B9159 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #7B9159 is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 123, 145, and 89, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 84deg 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 0.2518, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.61, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.04:1AA Pass

White text3.48:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #7B9159 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.04:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.48:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#A8B98D#000000 text · best 9.99:1#A8B98D

#80AB3F#000000 text · best 7.81:1#80AB3F

#4B5936#FFFFFF text · best 7.55:1#4B5936

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

#918C59#000000 text · best 6.1:1#918C59

Generated Palette

#7B9159#7B9159

#705991#705991

#918C59#918C59

#5F9159#5F9159

#A8B98D#A8B98D

#4B5936#4B5936

Color Harmonies

#705991#705991

#918C59#918C59

#5F9159#5F9159

#597B91#597B91

#91597B#91597B

Variants

#A8B98D#A8B98D

#4B5936#4B5936

#80AB3F#80AB3F

#767873#767873

#B6BCAE#B6BCAE

#A1FF14#A1FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Agave#6F8F72

Smoke#738276

Warm Gray#8A8378

Olive Green#708238

#7B9159

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #7B9159

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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