HEX atlas value

#88983E

#88983E is a cool green HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 136, 152, 62, HSL 71, 42%, 42%, has luminance 0.2804, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#88983E Sample readable text

HEX #88983E

RGB rgb(136, 152, 62)

HSL hsl(71 42% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(11, 0, 59, 40)

Luminance 0.2804

Contrast Black 6.61:1White 3.18:1

CSS

--color-88983e: #88983E;
.background-88983e { background-color: #88983E; }
.text-88983e { color: #88983E; }

Luminance0.2804

Black text6.61:1AA Pass

White text3.18:1AA 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":"#88983E","rgb":[136,152,62],"hsl":[71,42,42],"cmyk":[11,0,59,40],"luminance":0.2804,"contrast":{"black":6.61,"white":3.18}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.61,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.18,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B4C46E","hex":"#B4C46E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.06,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#97B027","hex":"#97B027","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.56,"contrastWhite":2.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4F3E98","hex":"#4F3E98","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.47,"contrastWhite":8.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4D5723","hex":"#4D5723","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.7,"contrastWhite":7.77,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Moss Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/88983e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4F3E98","analogous":["#987C3E","#5B983E"],"triadic":["#3E8898","#983E88"],"tetradic":["#3E987C","#4F3E98","#983E5B"],"splitComplementary":["#3E5B98","#7C3E98"],"monochromatic":["#B4C46E","#88983E","#4D5723"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B4C46E","dark":"#4D5723","saturated":"#97B027","desaturated":"#798156","pastel":"#B9C294","neon":"#D0FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":29.13760456866693},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":33.1058907144937},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":40.8656334834051},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":40.8656334834051},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":47.29693436154187}]

HEX meaning and use

About #88983E

#88983E is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #88983E is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 136, 152, and 62, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 71deg with 42% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.2804, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.14, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.61:1AA Pass

White text3.18:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #88983E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.61:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B4C46E#000000 text · best 11.06:1#B4C46E

#97B027#000000 text · best 8.56:1#97B027

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

#4F3E98#FFFFFF text · best 8.49:1#4F3E98

#4D5723#FFFFFF text · best 7.77:1#4D5723

Generated Palette

#88983E#88983E

#4F3E98#4F3E98

#987C3E#987C3E

#5B983E#5B983E

#B4C46E#B4C46E

#4D5723#4D5723

Color Harmonies

#4F3E98#4F3E98

#987C3E#987C3E

#5B983E#5B983E

#3E8898#3E8898

#983E88#983E88

Variants

#B4C46E#B4C46E

#4D5723#4D5723

#97B027#97B027

#798156#798156

#B9C294#B9C294

#D0FF00#D0FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Olive Green#708238

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Brass#B5A642

#88983E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #88983E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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