HEX atlas value

#87A189

#87A189 is a cool green HEX color close to Soapstone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 135, 161, 137, HSL 125, 12%, 58%, has luminance 0.3245, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#87A189 Sample readable text

HEX #87A189

RGB rgb(135, 161, 137)

HSL hsl(125 12% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 15, 37)

Luminance 0.3245

Contrast Black 7.49:1White 2.8:1

CSS

--color-87a189: #87A189;
.background-87a189 { background-color: #87A189; }
.text-87a189 { color: #87A189; }

Luminance0.3245

Black text7.49:1AA Pass

White text2.8:1AA 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":"#87A189","rgb":[135,161,137],"hsl":[125,12,58],"cmyk":[16,0,15,37],"luminance":0.3245,"contrast":{"black":7.49,"white":2.8}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.8,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BAC9BC","hex":"#BAC9BC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.17,"contrastWhite":1.73,"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"]},{"name":"#6FB876","hex":"#6FB876","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.79,"contrastWhite":2.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#92A187","hex":"#92A187","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.67,"contrastWhite":2.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#87A196","hex":"#87A196","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.57,"contrastWhite":2.77,"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/87a189.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soapstone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pewter.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/primer-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A1879F","analogous":["#92A187","#87A196"],"triadic":["#8987A1","#A18987"],"tetradic":["#8792A1","#A1879F","#A19687"],"splitComplementary":["#9687A1","#A18792"],"monochromatic":["#BAC9BC","#87A189","#5A725C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BAC9BC","dark":"#5A725C","saturated":"#6FB876","desaturated":"#949494","pastel":"#D4D4D4","neon":"#52FF60"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"pewter","name":"Pewter","hex":"#899499","distance":20.71231517720798},{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","distance":21.37755832643195},{"slug":"river-stone","name":"River Stone","hex":"#7E8A8A","distance":24.71841418861655},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":25.25866188063018}]

HEX meaning and use

About #87A189

#87A189 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #87A189 is visually closest to Soapstone, a named gray color with HEX #8D9A91.

The RGB channels are 135, 161, and 137, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 125deg with 12% 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 0.3245, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.49:1AA Pass

White text2.8:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #87A189 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.8:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BAC9BC#000000 text · best 12.17:1#BAC9BC

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

#6FB876#000000 text · best 8.79:1#6FB876

#92A187#000000 text · best 7.67:1#92A187

#87A196#000000 text · best 7.57:1#87A196

Generated Palette

#87A189#87A189

#A1879F#A1879F

#92A187#92A187

#87A196#87A196

#BAC9BC#BAC9BC

#5A725C#5A725C

Color Harmonies

#A1879F#A1879F

#92A187#92A187

#87A196#87A196

#8987A1#8987A1

#A18987#A18987

Variants

#BAC9BC#BAC9BC

#5A725C#5A725C

#6FB876#6FB876

#949494#949494

#D4D4D4#D4D4D4

#52FF60#52FF60

Nearest Named Colors

Soapstone#8D9A91

Pewter#899499

Primer Gray#8B8C89

River Stone#7E8A8A

Sage Green#9CAF88

#87A189

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #87A189

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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