HEX atlas value

#89C8A9

#89C8A9 is a cool green HEX color close to Lichen. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 137, 200, 169, HSL 150, 36%, 66%, has luminance 0.4949, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#89C8A9 Sample readable text

HEX #89C8A9

RGB rgb(137, 200, 169)

HSL hsl(150 36% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(32, 0, 16, 22)

Luminance 0.4949

Contrast Black 10.9:1White 1.93:1

CSS

--color-89c8a9: #89C8A9;
.background-89c8a9 { background-color: #89C8A9; }
.text-89c8a9 { color: #89C8A9; }

Luminance0.4949

Black text10.9:1AA Pass

White text1.93:1AA 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":"#89C8A9","rgb":[137,200,169],"hsl":[150,36,66],"cmyk":[32,0,16,22],"luminance":0.4949,"contrast":{"black":10.9,"white":1.93}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.9,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C8E5D6","hex":"#C8E5D6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.63,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#76DBA8","hex":"#76DBA8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.47,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.2,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#89C8C8","hex":"#89C8C8","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.16,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.88,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Lichen 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/89c8a9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-aquamarine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C889A8","analogous":["#89C889","#89C8C8"],"triadic":["#A889C8","#C8A889"],"tetradic":["#8989C8","#C889A8","#C8C889"],"splitComplementary":["#C889C8","#C88989"],"monochromatic":["#C8E5D6","#89C8A9","#4EA67A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C8E5D6","dark":"#4EA67A","saturated":"#76DBA8","desaturated":"#9CB4A8","pastel":"#E3EDE8","neon":"#7AFFBD"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":19.72308292331602},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":29.257477676655586},{"slug":"medium-aquamarine","name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","distance":35.369478367654786},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":36.701498607005135},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":36.932370625238775}]

HEX meaning and use

About #89C8A9

#89C8A9 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #89C8A9 is visually closest to Lichen, a named green color with HEX #9BC4A2.

The RGB channels are 137, 200, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 150deg with 36% saturation and 66% 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 0.4949, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.9:1AA Pass

White text1.93:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #89C8A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.9:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.93:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C8E5D6#000000 text · best 15.63:1#C8E5D6

#76DBA8#000000 text · best 12.47:1#76DBA8

Opal#000000 text · best 11.2:1#A8C3BC

#89C8C8#000000 text · best 11.16:1#89C8C8

Medium Aquamarine#000000 text · best 10.88:1#66CDAA

Generated Palette

#89C8A9#89C8A9

#C889A8#C889A8

#89C889#89C889

#89C8C8#89C8C8

#C8E5D6#C8E5D6

#4EA67A#4EA67A

Color Harmonies

#C889A8#C889A8

#89C889#89C889

#89C8C8#89C8C8

#A889C8#A889C8

#C8A889#C8A889

Variants

#C8E5D6#C8E5D6

#4EA67A#4EA67A

#76DBA8#76DBA8

#9CB4A8#9CB4A8

#E3EDE8#E3EDE8

#7AFFBD#7AFFBD

Nearest Named Colors

Lichen#9BC4A2

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA

Opal#A8C3BC

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

#89C8A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #89C8A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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