HEX atlas value

#85AE7A

#85AE7A is a cool green HEX color close to Sage Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 133, 174, 122, HSL 107, 24%, 58%, has luminance 0.3666, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#85AE7A Sample readable text

HEX #85AE7A

RGB rgb(133, 174, 122)

HSL hsl(107 24% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(24, 0, 30, 32)

Luminance 0.3666

Contrast Black 8.33:1White 2.52:1

CSS

--color-85ae7a: #85AE7A;
.background-85ae7a { background-color: #85AE7A; }
.text-85ae7a { color: #85AE7A; }

Luminance0.3666

Black text8.33:1AA Pass

White text2.52:1AA 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":"#85AE7A","rgb":[133,174,122],"hsl":[107,24,58],"cmyk":[24,0,30,32],"luminance":0.3666,"contrast":{"black":8.33,"white":2.52}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.52,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B9D0B3","hex":"#B9D0B3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.74,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#78C563","hex":"#78C563","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"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":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Sage 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/85ae7a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A27AAE","analogous":["#9FAE7A","#7AAE89"],"triadic":["#7A85AE","#AE7A85"],"tetradic":["#7A9FAE","#A27AAE","#AE897A"],"splitComplementary":["#897AAE","#AE7A9F"],"monochromatic":["#B9D0B3","#85AE7A","#587E4E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B9D0B3","dark":"#587E4E","saturated":"#78C563","desaturated":"#939692","pastel":"#D1D8D0","neon":"#77FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":26.94438717061496},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":27.147743920996454},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":28.089143810376278},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":31.51190251317746},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":37.22902093797257}]

HEX meaning and use

About #85AE7A

#85AE7A is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #85AE7A is visually closest to Sage Green, a named green color with HEX #9CAF88.

The RGB channels are 133, 174, and 122, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 107deg with 24% 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 0.3666, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.94, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.33:1AA Pass

White text2.52:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #85AE7A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.33:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.52:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B9D0B3#000000 text · best 12.74:1#B9D0B3

Pistachio#000000 text · best 10.47:1#93C572

#78C563#000000 text · best 9.97:1#78C563

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

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

Generated Palette

#85AE7A#85AE7A

#A27AAE#A27AAE

#9FAE7A#9FAE7A

#7AAE89#7AAE89

#B9D0B3#B9D0B3

#587E4E#587E4E

Color Harmonies

#A27AAE#A27AAE

#9FAE7A#9FAE7A

#7AAE89#7AAE89

#7A85AE#7A85AE

#AE7A85#AE7A85

Variants

#B9D0B3#B9D0B3

#587E4E#587E4E

#78C563#78C563

#939692#939692

#D1D8D0#D1D8D0

#77FF52#77FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Green#9CAF88

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Pistachio#93C572

Soapstone#8D9A91

Moss Green#8A9A5B

#85AE7A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #85AE7A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Related HEX Guides