HEX atlas value

#838A60

#838A60 is a cool green HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 131, 138, 96, HSL 70, 18%, 46%, has luminance 0.2385, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#838A60 Sample readable text

HEX #838A60

RGB rgb(131, 138, 96)

HSL hsl(70 18% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 30, 46)

Luminance 0.2385

Contrast Black 5.77:1White 3.64:1

CSS

--color-838a60: #838A60;
.background-838a60 { background-color: #838A60; }
.text-838a60 { color: #838A60; }

Luminance0.2385

Black text5.77:1AA Pass

White text3.64:1AA 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":"#838A60","rgb":[131,138,96],"hsl":[70,18,46],"cmyk":[5,0,30,46],"luminance":0.2385,"contrast":{"black":5.77,"white":3.64}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.77,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#AEB493","hex":"#AEB493","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.75,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#50543B","hex":"#50543B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.67,"contrastWhite":7.86,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#95A446","hex":"#95A446","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.68,"contrastWhite":2.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.85,"contrastWhite":3.59,"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/838a60.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#67608A","analogous":["#8A7C60","#6E8A60"],"triadic":["#60838A","#8A6083"],"tetradic":["#608A7C","#67608A","#8A606E"],"splitComplementary":["#606E8A","#7C608A"],"monochromatic":["#AEB493","#838A60","#50543B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AEB493","dark":"#50543B","saturated":"#95A446","desaturated":"#757575","pastel":"#B7B7B3","neon":"#D8FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":18.16590212458495},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":25.96150997149434},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":27.03701166919155},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":27.367864366808018},{"slug":"smoke","name":"Smoke","hex":"#738276","distance":28.35489375751565}]

HEX meaning and use

About #838A60

#838A60 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #838A60 is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 131, 138, and 96, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 70deg with 18% 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 0.2385, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.77:1AA Pass

White text3.64:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #838A60 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.77:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.64:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#AEB493#000000 text · best 9.75:1#AEB493

#50543B#FFFFFF text · best 7.86:1#50543B

#95A446#000000 text · best 7.68:1#95A446

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

Agave#000000 text · best 5.85:1#6F8F72

Generated Palette

#838A60#838A60

#67608A#67608A

#8A7C60#8A7C60

#6E8A60#6E8A60

#AEB493#AEB493

#50543B#50543B

Color Harmonies

#67608A#67608A

#8A7C60#8A7C60

#6E8A60#6E8A60

#60838A#60838A

#8A6083#8A6083

Variants

#AEB493#AEB493

#50543B#50543B

#95A446#95A446

#757575#757575

#B7B7B3#B7B7B3

#D8FF14#D8FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Warm Gray#8A8378

Mocha#967969

Agave#6F8F72

Smoke#738276

#838A60

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #838A60

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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