HEX atlas value

#88C94A

#88C94A is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 136, 201, 74, HSL 91, 54%, 54%, has luminance 0.475, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#88C94A Sample readable text

HEX #88C94A

RGB rgb(136, 201, 74)

HSL hsl(91 54% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(32, 0, 63, 21)

Luminance 0.475

Contrast Black 10.5:1White 2:1

CSS

--color-88c94a: #88C94A;
.background-88c94a { background-color: #88C94A; }
.text-88c94a { color: #88C94A; }

Luminance0.475

Black text10.5:1AA Pass

White text2:1AA 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":"#88C94A","rgb":[136,201,74],"hsl":[91,54,54],"cmyk":[32,0,63,21],"luminance":0.475,"contrast":{"black":10.5,"white":2}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B6DE91","hex":"#B6DE91","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.85,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#87E331","hex":"#87E331","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C7C94A","hex":"#C7C94A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.88,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Yellow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/88c94a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8C4AC9","analogous":["#C7C94A","#4AC94C"],"triadic":["#4A88C9","#C94A88"],"tetradic":["#4AC7C9","#8C4AC9","#C94C4A"],"splitComplementary":["#4C4AC9","#C94AC7"],"monochromatic":["#B6DE91","#88C94A","#5A8D2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B6DE91","dark":"#5A8D2A","saturated":"#87E331","desaturated":"#88AF64","pastel":"#C9DEB5","neon":"#9BFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":30.265491900843113},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":41.677331968349414},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":50.0199960015992},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":54.644304369257},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":57.56735185849702}]

HEX meaning and use

About #88C94A

#88C94A is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #88C94A is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 136, 201, and 74, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 91deg with 54% saturation and 54% 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 0.475, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 30.27, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.5:1AA Pass

White text2:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #88C94A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.5:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B6DE91#000000 text · best 13.85:1#B6DE91

#87E331#000000 text · best 13.06:1#87E331

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

#C7C94A#000000 text · best 11.88:1#C7C94A

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

Generated Palette

#88C94A#88C94A

#8C4AC9#8C4AC9

#C7C94A#C7C94A

#4AC94C#4AC94C

#B6DE91#B6DE91

#5A8D2A#5A8D2A

Color Harmonies

#8C4AC9#8C4AC9

#C7C94A#C7C94A

#4AC94C#4AC94C

#4A88C9#4A88C9

#C94A88#C94A88

Variants

#B6DE91#B6DE91

#5A8D2A#5A8D2A

#87E331#87E331

#88AF64#88AF64

#C9DEB5#C9DEB5

#9BFF3D#9BFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Pistachio#93C572

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Brass#B5A642

#88C94A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #88C94A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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