HEX atlas value

#8CA781

#8CA781 is a cool green HEX color close to Sage Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 140, 167, 129, HSL 103, 18%, 58%, has luminance 0.348, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#8CA781 Sample readable text

HEX #8CA781

RGB rgb(140, 167, 129)

HSL hsl(103 18% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 23, 35)

Luminance 0.348

Contrast Black 7.96:1White 2.64:1

CSS

--color-8ca781: #8CA781;
.background-8ca781 { background-color: #8CA781; }
.text-8ca781 { color: #8CA781; }

Luminance0.348

Black text7.96:1AA Pass

White text2.64:1AA 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":"#8CA781","rgb":[140,167,129],"hsl":[103,18,58],"cmyk":[16,0,23,35],"luminance":0.348,"contrast":{"black":7.96,"white":2.64}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.96,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BDCDB7","hex":"#BDCDB7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.58,"contrastWhite":1.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.76,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#81BF69","hex":"#81BF69","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.59,"contrastWhite":2.19,"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":"#9FA781","hex":"#9FA781","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.32,"contrastWhite":2.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Sage 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/8ca781.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soapstone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9C81A7","analogous":["#9FA781","#81A789"],"triadic":["#818CA7","#A7818C"],"tetradic":["#819FA7","#9C81A7","#A78981"],"splitComplementary":["#8981A7","#A7819F"],"monochromatic":["#BDCDB7","#8CA781","#5E7854"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BDCDB7","dark":"#5E7854","saturated":"#81BF69","desaturated":"#949494","pastel":"#D3D5D2","neon":"#83FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":19.209372712298546},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":25.41653005427767},{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","distance":28.178005607210743},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":29.949958263743873}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8CA781

#8CA781 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #8CA781 is visually closest to Sage Green, a named green color with HEX #9CAF88.

The RGB channels are 140, 167, and 129, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 103deg with 18% saturation and 58% 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 0.348, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.96:1AA Pass

White text2.64:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8CA781 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.96:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.64:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BDCDB7#000000 text · best 12.58:1#BDCDB7

Dark Sea Green#000000 text · best 9.76:1#8FBC8F

#81BF69#000000 text · best 9.59:1#81BF69

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

#9FA781#000000 text · best 8.32:1#9FA781

Generated Palette

#8CA781#8CA781

#9C81A7#9C81A7

#9FA781#9FA781

#81A789#81A789

#BDCDB7#BDCDB7

#5E7854#5E7854

Color Harmonies

#9C81A7#9C81A7

#9FA781#9FA781

#81A789#81A789

#818CA7#818CA7

#A7818C#A7818C

Variants

#BDCDB7#BDCDB7

#5E7854#5E7854

#81BF69#81BF69

#949494#949494

#D3D5D2#D3D5D2

#83FF52#83FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Green#9CAF88

Soapstone#8D9A91

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Primer Gray#8B8C89

Cement#A5A391

#8CA781

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8CA781

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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