HEX atlas value

#85A781

#85A781 is a cool green HEX color close to Soapstone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 133, 167, 129, HSL 114, 18%, 58%, has luminance 0.3421, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#85A781 Sample readable text

HEX #85A781

RGB rgb(133, 167, 129)

HSL hsl(114 18% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(20, 0, 23, 35)

Luminance 0.3421

Contrast Black 7.84:1White 2.68:1

CSS

--color-85a781: #85A781;
.background-85a781 { background-color: #85A781; }
.text-85a781 { color: #85A781; }

Luminance0.3421

Black text7.84:1AA Pass

White text2.68:1AA 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":"#85A781","rgb":[133,167,129],"hsl":[114,18,58],"cmyk":[20,0,23,35],"luminance":0.3421,"contrast":{"black":7.84,"white":2.68}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.68,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B9CDB7","hex":"#B9CDB7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.48,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.76,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#72BF69","hex":"#72BF69","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.37,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#98A781","hex":"#98A781","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.18,"contrastWhite":2.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Soapstone 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/85a781.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soapstone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A381A7","analogous":["#98A781","#81A790"],"triadic":["#8184A7","#A78184"],"tetradic":["#8198A7","#A381A7","#A79081"],"splitComplementary":["#9081A7","#A78198"],"monochromatic":["#B9CDB7","#85A781","#577854"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B9CDB7","dark":"#577854","saturated":"#72BF69","desaturated":"#949494","pastel":"#D3D5D2","neon":"#63FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":22.11334438749598},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":25.337718918639855},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":27.147743920996454},{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","distance":28.792360097775937},{"slug":"pewter","name":"Pewter","hex":"#899499","distance":30.870698080866262}]

HEX meaning and use

About #85A781

#85A781 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #85A781 is visually closest to Soapstone, a named gray color with HEX #8D9A91.

The RGB channels are 133, 167, and 129, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 114deg with 18% saturation and 58% 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 0.3421, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.84:1AA Pass

White text2.68:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #85A781 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.84:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.68:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B9CDB7#000000 text · best 12.48:1#B9CDB7

Dark Sea Green#000000 text · best 9.76:1#8FBC8F

#72BF69#000000 text · best 9.37:1#72BF69

Sage Green#000000 text · best 8.9:1#9CAF88

#98A781#000000 text · best 8.18:1#98A781

Generated Palette

#85A781#85A781

#A381A7#A381A7

#98A781#98A781

#81A790#81A790

#B9CDB7#B9CDB7

#577854#577854

Color Harmonies

#A381A7#A381A7

#98A781#98A781

#81A790#81A790

#8184A7#8184A7

#A78184#A78184

Variants

#B9CDB7#B9CDB7

#577854#577854

#72BF69#72BF69

#949494#949494

#D3D5D2#D3D5D2

#63FF52#63FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Soapstone#8D9A91

Sage Green#9CAF88

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Primer Gray#8B8C89

Pewter#899499

#85A781

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #85A781

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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