HEX atlas value

#8B9669

#8B9669 is a cool green HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 150, 105, HSL 75, 18%, 50%, has luminance 0.2832, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#8B9669 Sample readable text

HEX #8B9669

RGB rgb(139, 150, 105)

HSL hsl(75 18% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 30, 41)

Luminance 0.2832

Contrast Black 6.66:1White 3.15:1

CSS

--color-8b9669: #8B9669;
.background-8b9669 { background-color: #8B9669; }
.text-8b9669 { color: #8B9669; }

Luminance0.2832

Black text6.66:1AA Pass

White text3.15:1AA 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":"#8B9669","rgb":[139,150,105],"hsl":[75,18,50],"cmyk":[7,0,30,41],"luminance":0.2832,"contrast":{"black":6.66,"white":3.15}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.66,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B5BC9F","hex":"#B5BC9F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.66,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#99B34D","hex":"#99B34D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.91,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#596043","hex":"#596043","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.18,"contrastWhite":6.61,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#749669","hex":"#749669","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.31,"contrastWhite":3.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Moss 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/8b9669.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#746996","analogous":["#968B69","#749669"],"triadic":["#698B96","#96698B"],"tetradic":["#69968B","#746996","#966974"],"splitComplementary":["#697496","#8B6996"],"monochromatic":["#B5BC9F","#8B9669","#596043"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B5BC9F","dark":"#596043","saturated":"#99B34D","desaturated":"#808080","pastel":"#C0C1BD","neon":"#C9FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":14.594519519326424},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":24.228082879171435},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":28.337254630609507},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","distance":29.120439557122072},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":30.23243291566195}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8B9669

#8B9669 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #8B9669 is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 139, 150, and 105, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 75deg with 18% saturation and 50% 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 0.2832, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.59, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.66:1AA Pass

White text3.15:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8B9669 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.66:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.15:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B5BC9F#000000 text · best 10.66:1#B5BC9F

#99B34D#000000 text · best 8.91:1#99B34D

Moss Green#000000 text · best 6.85:1#8A9A5B

#596043#FFFFFF text · best 6.61:1#596043

#749669#000000 text · best 6.31:1#749669

Generated Palette

#8B9669#8B9669

#746996#746996

#968B69#968B69

#749669#749669

#B5BC9F#B5BC9F

#596043#596043

Color Harmonies

#746996#746996

#968B69#968B69

#749669#749669

#698B96#698B96

#96698B#96698B

Variants

#B5BC9F#B5BC9F

#596043#596043

#99B34D#99B34D

Grey#808080

#C0C1BD#C0C1BD

#C9FF29#C9FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Warm Gray#8A8378

Stone#8A817C

Titanium#878681

Agave#6F8F72

#8B9669

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8B9669

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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