HEX atlas value

#8CA66E

#8CA66E is a cool green HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 140, 166, 110, HSL 88, 24%, 54%, has luminance 0.3397, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#8CA66E Sample readable text

HEX #8CA66E

RGB rgb(140, 166, 110)

HSL hsl(88 24% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 34, 35)

Luminance 0.3397

Contrast Black 7.79:1White 2.69:1

CSS

--color-8ca66e: #8CA66E;
.background-8ca66e { background-color: #8CA66E; }
.text-8ca66e { color: #8CA66E; }

Luminance0.3397

Black text7.79:1AA Pass

White text2.69:1AA 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":"#8CA66E","rgb":[140,166,110],"hsl":[88,24,54],"cmyk":[16,0,34,35],"luminance":0.3397,"contrast":{"black":7.79,"white":2.69}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.69,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B9C9A6","hex":"#B9C9A6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.97,"contrastWhite":1.75,"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":"#8DC054","hex":"#8DC054","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.8,"contrastWhite":2.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A6A46E","hex":"#A6A46E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.16,"contrastWhite":2.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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/8ca66e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#886EA6","analogous":["#A6A46E","#6FA66E"],"triadic":["#6E8CA6","#A66E8C"],"tetradic":["#6EA6A4","#886EA6","#A66E6F"],"splitComplementary":["#6E6FA6","#A46EA6"],"monochromatic":["#B9C9A6","#8CA66E","#5D7246"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B9C9A6","dark":"#5D7246","saturated":"#8DC054","desaturated":"#8A8C87","pastel":"#CACEC5","neon":"#A5FF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":22.561028345356956},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":31.827660925679098},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":32.03123475609393},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":36.45545226711637},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":37.013511046643494}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8CA66E

#8CA66E is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #8CA66E is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 140, 166, and 110, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 88deg with 24% saturation and 54% 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 0.3397, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.79:1AA Pass

White text2.69:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8CA66E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.79:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.69:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B9C9A6#000000 text · best 11.97:1#B9C9A6

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

#8DC054#000000 text · best 9.8:1#8DC054

Sage Green#000000 text · best 8.9:1#9CAF88

#A6A46E#000000 text · best 8.16:1#A6A46E

Generated Palette

#8CA66E#8CA66E

#886EA6#886EA6

#A6A46E#A6A46E

#6FA66E#6FA66E

#B9C9A6#B9C9A6

#5D7246#5D7246

Color Harmonies

#886EA6#886EA6

#A6A46E#A6A46E

#6FA66E#6FA66E

#6E8CA6#6E8CA6

#A66E8C#A66E8C

Variants

#B9C9A6#B9C9A6

#5D7246#5D7246

#8DC054#8DC054

#8A8C87#8A8C87

#CACEC5#CACEC5

#A5FF3D#A5FF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Sage Green#9CAF88

Pistachio#93C572

Warm Gray#8A8378

Soapstone#8D9A91

#8CA66E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8CA66E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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