HEX atlas value

#8CB587

#8CB587 is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 140, 181, 135, HSL 113, 24%, 62%, has luminance 0.4037, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#8CB587 Sample readable text

HEX #8CB587

RGB rgb(140, 181, 135)

HSL hsl(113 24% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(23, 0, 25, 29)

Luminance 0.4037

Contrast Black 9.07:1White 2.31:1

CSS

--color-8cb587: #8CB587;
.background-8cb587 { background-color: #8CB587; }
.text-8cb587 { color: #8CB587; }

Luminance0.4037

Black text9.07:1AA Pass

White text2.31:1AA 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":"#8CB587","rgb":[140,181,135],"hsl":[113,24,62],"cmyk":[23,0,25,29],"luminance":0.4037,"contrast":{"black":9.07,"white":2.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.07,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.31,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C3D8C0","hex":"#C3D8C0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.9,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7CCB72","hex":"#7CCB72","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.64,"contrastWhite":1.97,"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":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Dark Sea 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/8cb587.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B087B5","analogous":["#A4B587","#87B599"],"triadic":["#878CB5","#B5878C"],"tetradic":["#87A4B5","#B087B5","#B59987"],"splitComplementary":["#9987B5","#B587A4"],"monochromatic":["#C3D8C0","#8CB587","#5C8B55"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C3D8C0","dark":"#5C8B55","saturated":"#7CCB72","desaturated":"#9DA09C","pastel":"#DCE1DB","neon":"#78FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":11.045361017187261},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":17.11724276862369},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":27.313000567495326},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":28.809720581775867},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":29.274562336608895}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8CB587

#8CB587 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #8CB587 is visually closest to Dark Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #8FBC8F.

The RGB channels are 140, 181, and 135, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 113deg with 24% saturation and 62% 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 0.4037, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.07:1AA Pass

White text2.31:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8CB587 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.07:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C3D8C0#000000 text · best 13.9:1#C3D8C0

#7CCB72#000000 text · best 10.64:1#7CCB72

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

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

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

Generated Palette

#8CB587#8CB587

#B087B5#B087B5

#A4B587#A4B587

#87B599#87B599

#C3D8C0#C3D8C0

#5C8B55#5C8B55

Color Harmonies

#B087B5#B087B5

#A4B587#A4B587

#87B599#87B599

#878CB5#878CB5

#B5878C#B5878C

Variants

#C3D8C0#C3D8C0

#5C8B55#5C8B55

#7CCB72#7CCB72

#9DA09C#9DA09C

#DCE1DB#DCE1DB

#78FF66#78FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Sage Green#9CAF88

Pistachio#93C572

Soapstone#8D9A91

Willow Green#A8B88F

#8CB587

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8CB587

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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