HEX atlas value

#8CBA6D

#8CBA6D is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 140, 186, 109, HSL 96, 36%, 58%, has luminance 0.418, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#8CBA6D Sample readable text

HEX #8CBA6D

RGB rgb(140, 186, 109)

HSL hsl(96 36% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(25, 0, 41, 27)

Luminance 0.418

Contrast Black 9.36:1White 2.24:1

CSS

--color-8cba6d: #8CBA6D;
.background-8cba6d { background-color: #8CBA6D; }
.text-8cba6d { color: #8CBA6D; }

Luminance0.418

Black text9.36:1AA Pass

White text2.24:1AA 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":"#8CBA6D","rgb":[140,186,109],"hsl":[96,36,58],"cmyk":[25,0,41,27],"luminance":0.418,"contrast":{"black":9.36,"white":2.24}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BDD8AC","hex":"#BDD8AC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.58,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#87D256","hex":"#87D256","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.38,"contrastWhite":1.84,"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":"#B3BA6D","hex":"#B3BA6D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.16,"contrastWhite":2.07,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Pistachio 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/8cba6d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9C6DBA","analogous":["#B3BA6D","#6DBA75"],"triadic":["#6D8CBA","#BA6D8C"],"tetradic":["#6DB3BA","#9C6DBA","#BA756D"],"splitComplementary":["#756DBA","#BA6DB3"],"monochromatic":["#BDD8AC","#8CBA6D","#5F8B41"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BDD8AC","dark":"#5F8B41","saturated":"#87D256","desaturated":"#91A385","pastel":"#D2DDCB","neon":"#97FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":13.96424004376894},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":33.25657829663178},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":34.19064199455752},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":36.76955262170047},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":44.090815370097204}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8CBA6D

#8CBA6D is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #8CBA6D is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 140, 186, and 109, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 96deg with 36% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 0.418, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.96, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.36:1AA Pass

White text2.24:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8CBA6D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.36:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BDD8AC#000000 text · best 13.58:1#BDD8AC

#87D256#000000 text · best 11.38:1#87D256

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

#B3BA6D#000000 text · best 10.16:1#B3BA6D

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

Generated Palette

#8CBA6D#8CBA6D

#9C6DBA#9C6DBA

#B3BA6D#B3BA6D

#6DBA75#6DBA75

#BDD8AC#BDD8AC

#5F8B41#5F8B41

Color Harmonies

#9C6DBA#9C6DBA

#B3BA6D#B3BA6D

#6DBA75#6DBA75

#6D8CBA#6D8CBA

#BA6D8C#BA6D8C

Variants

#BDD8AC#BDD8AC

#5F8B41#5F8B41

#87D256#87D256

#91A385#91A385

#D2DDCB#D2DDCB

#97FF52#97FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Sage Green#9CAF88

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Willow Green#A8B88F

#8CBA6D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8CBA6D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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