HEX atlas value

#8D987C

#8D987C is a cool green HEX color close to Primer Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 141, 152, 124, HSL 84, 12%, 54%, has luminance 0.2957, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#8D987C Sample readable text

HEX #8D987C

RGB rgb(141, 152, 124)

HSL hsl(84 12% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 18, 40)

Luminance 0.2957

Contrast Black 6.91:1White 3.04:1

CSS

--color-8d987c: #8D987C;
.background-8d987c { background-color: #8D987C; }
.text-8d987c { color: #8D987C; }

Luminance0.2957

Black text6.91:1AA Pass

White text3.04:1AA 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":"#8D987C","rgb":[141,152,124],"hsl":[84,12,54],"cmyk":[7,0,18,40],"luminance":0.2957,"contrast":{"black":6.91,"white":3.04}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.04,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B9C0AF","hex":"#B9C0AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.22,"contrastWhite":1.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#92B262","hex":"#92B262","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.77,"contrastWhite":2.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.16,"contrastWhite":2.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#98957C","hex":"#98957C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.93,"contrastWhite":3.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#7E987C","hex":"#7E987C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.67,"contrastWhite":3.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Primer Gray 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/8d987c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/primer-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/titanium.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soapstone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#877C98","analogous":["#98957C","#7E987C"],"triadic":["#7C8D98","#987C8D"],"tetradic":["#7C9895","#877C98","#987C7E"],"splitComplementary":["#7C7E98","#957C98"],"monochromatic":["#B9C0AF","#8D987C","#5E6751"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B9C0AF","dark":"#5E6751","saturated":"#92B262","desaturated":"#8A8A8A","pastel":"#C9C9C9","neon":"#B1FF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","distance":17.804493814764857},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","distance":19.621416870348583},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":21.095023109728988},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":21.587033144922902},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":23.194827009486403}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8D987C

#8D987C is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #8D987C is visually closest to Primer Gray, a named gray color with HEX #8B8C89.

The RGB channels are 141, 152, and 124, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 84deg with 12% 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 0.2957, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.91:1AA Pass

White text3.04:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8D987C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.91:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.04:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B9C0AF#000000 text · best 11.22:1#B9C0AF

#92B262#000000 text · best 8.77:1#92B262

Soapstone#000000 text · best 7.16:1#8D9A91

#98957C#000000 text · best 6.93:1#98957C

#7E987C#000000 text · best 6.67:1#7E987C

Generated Palette

#8D987C#8D987C

#877C98#877C98

#98957C#98957C

#7E987C#7E987C

#B9C0AF#B9C0AF

#5E6751#5E6751

Color Harmonies

#877C98#877C98

#98957C#98957C

#7E987C#7E987C

#7C8D98#7C8D98

#987C8D#987C8D

Variants

#B9C0AF#B9C0AF

#5E6751#5E6751

#92B262#92B262

#8A8A8A#8A8A8A

#C9C9C9#C9C9C9

#B1FF3D#B1FF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Primer Gray#8B8C89

Titanium#878681

Soapstone#8D9A91

Warm Gray#8A8378

Stone#8A817C

#8D987C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8D987C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Related HEX Guides