Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#8CA659

#8CA659 is a cool green HEX color nearest Moss Green. RGB 140, 166, 89, HSL 80° 30% 50%, luminance 0.3357; view contrast and conversions.

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#8CA659 Sample readable text
HEX #8CA659
RGB rgb(140, 166, 89)
HSL hsl(80 30% 50%)
CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 46, 35)
Luminance 0.3357
Contrast Black 7.71:1White 2.72:1

CSS

--color-8ca659: #8CA659;
.background-8ca659 { background-color: #8CA659; }
.text-8ca659 { color: #8CA659; }

HEX meaning and use

About #8CA659

#8CA659 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #8CA659 is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 140, 166, and 89, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 80deg with 30% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3357, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.33, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.71:1AA Pass
White text2.72:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8CA659 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.71:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.72:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B6C695#B6C695 · #000000 text · best 11.5:1Pistachio#93C572 · #000000 text · best 10.47:1#96C23D#96C23D · #000000 text · best 10.08:1#A69959#A69959 · #000000 text · best 7.32:1#66A659#66A659 · #000000 text · best 7.16:1

Generated Palette

#8CA659#8CA659
#7359A6#7359A6
#A69959#A69959
#66A659#66A659
#B6C695#B6C695
#5A6A39#5A6A39

Color Harmonies

#7359A6#7359A6
#A69959#A69959
#66A659#66A659
#598CA6#598CA6
#A6598C#A6598C

Variants

#B6C695#B6C695
#5A6A39#5A6A39
#96C23D#96C23D
#838A75#838A75
#C2C9B6#C2C9B6
#B8FF29#B8FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B
Pistachio#93C572
Antique Gold#B08D57
Agave#6F8F72
Warm Gray#8A8378

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3357
Black text7.71:1AA Pass
White text2.72:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#8CA659","rgb":[140,166,89],"hsl":[80,30,50],"cmyk":[16,0,46,35],"luminance":0.3357,"contrast":{"black":7.71,"white":2.72}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.72,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#B6C695","hex":"#B6C695","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.5,"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":"#96C23D","hex":"#96C23D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.08,"contrastWhite":2.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A69959","hex":"#A69959","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.32,"contrastWhite":2.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#66A659","hex":"#66A659","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.16,"contrastWhite":2.93,"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/8ca659.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/antique-gold.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#7359A6","analogous":["#A69959","#66A659"],"triadic":["#598CA6","#A6598C"],"tetradic":["#59A699","#7359A6","#A65966"],"splitComplementary":["#5966A6","#9959A6"],"monochromatic":["#B6C695","#8CA659","#5A6A39"]}
Variants
{"light":"#B6C695","dark":"#5A6A39","saturated":"#96C23D","desaturated":"#838A75","pastel":"#C2C9B6","neon":"#B8FF29"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":12.328828005937952},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":40.43513323831146},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":43.87482193696061},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":44.66542286825459},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":46.79743582719036}]
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Related HEX Guides

Moss Green colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8A9A5B.Pistachio colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #93C572.Antique Gold colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #B08D57.Green color familyBrowse named green colors related to this HEX value.Cool colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Earth Tone colorsFind colors in the earth tone group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#8CA659 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.