HEX atlas value

#8BA659

#8BA659 is a cool green HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 166, 89, HSL 81, 30%, 50%, has luminance 0.3348, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#8BA659 Sample readable text

HEX #8BA659

RGB rgb(139, 166, 89)

HSL hsl(81 30% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 46, 35)

Luminance 0.3348

Contrast Black 7.7:1White 2.73:1

CSS

--color-8ba659: #8BA659;
.background-8ba659 { background-color: #8BA659; }
.text-8ba659 { color: #8BA659; }

Luminance0.3348

Black text7.7:1AA Pass

White text2.73:1AA 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":"#8BA659","rgb":[139,166,89],"hsl":[81,30,50],"cmyk":[16,0,46,35],"luminance":0.3348,"contrast":{"black":7.7,"white":2.73}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.7,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B5C695","hex":"#B5C695","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.48,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#93C23D","hex":"#93C23D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.02,"contrastWhite":2.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A69A59","hex":"#A69A59","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.39,"contrastWhite":2.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#65A659","hex":"#65A659","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.15,"contrastWhite":2.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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/8ba659.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/agave.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7459A6","analogous":["#A69A59","#65A659"],"triadic":["#598BA6","#A6598B"],"tetradic":["#59A69A","#7459A6","#A65965"],"splitComplementary":["#5965A6","#9A59A6"],"monochromatic":["#B5C695","#8BA659","#596A39"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B5C695","dark":"#596A39","saturated":"#93C23D","desaturated":"#838A75","pastel":"#C2C9B6","neon":"#B4FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":40.620192023179804},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":44.02272140611028},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":44.69899327725402},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":46.76537180435969}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8BA659

#8BA659 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #8BA659 is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 139, 166, and 89, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 81deg with 30% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3348, 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 text7.7:1AA Pass

White text2.73:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8BA659 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.7:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.73:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B5C695#000000 text · best 11.48:1#B5C695

Pistachio#000000 text · best 10.47:1#93C572

#93C23D#000000 text · best 10.02:1#93C23D

#A69A59#000000 text · best 7.39:1#A69A59

#65A659#000000 text · best 7.15:1#65A659

Generated Palette

#8BA659#8BA659

#7459A6#7459A6

#A69A59#A69A59

#65A659#65A659

#B5C695#B5C695

#596A39#596A39

Color Harmonies

#7459A6#7459A6

#A69A59#A69A59

#65A659#65A659

#598BA6#598BA6

#A6598B#A6598B

Variants

#B5C695#B5C695

#596A39#596A39

#93C23D#93C23D

#838A75#838A75

#C2C9B6#C2C9B6

#B4FF29#B4FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Pistachio#93C572

Agave#6F8F72

Antique Gold#B08D57

Warm Gray#8A8378

#8BA659

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8BA659

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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