HEX atlas value

#8E9F75

#8E9F75 is a cool green HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 142, 159, 117, HSL 84, 18%, 54%, has luminance 0.3183, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#8E9F75 Sample readable text

HEX #8E9F75

RGB rgb(142, 159, 117)

HSL hsl(84 18% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(11, 0, 26, 38)

Luminance 0.3183

Contrast Black 7.37:1White 2.85:1

CSS

--color-8e9f75: #8E9F75;
.background-8e9f75 { background-color: #8E9F75; }
.text-8e9f75 { color: #8E9F75; }

Luminance0.3183

Black text7.37:1AA Pass

White text2.85:1AA 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":"#8E9F75","rgb":[142,159,117],"hsl":[84,18,54],"cmyk":[11,0,26,38],"luminance":0.3183,"contrast":{"black":7.37,"white":2.85}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.37,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.85,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BAC4AB","hex":"#BAC4AB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.57,"contrastWhite":1.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#93B95B","hex":"#93B95B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.33,"contrastWhite":2.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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":"#9F9B75","hex":"#9F9B75","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.42,"contrastWhite":2.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.16,"contrastWhite":2.93,"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/8e9f75.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/primer-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#85759F","analogous":["#9F9B75","#799F75"],"triadic":["#758E9F","#9F758E"],"tetradic":["#759F9B","#85759F","#9F7579"],"splitComplementary":["#75799F","#9B759F"],"monochromatic":["#BAC4AB","#8E9F75","#5F6C4B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BAC4AB","dark":"#5F6C4B","saturated":"#93B95B","desaturated":"#8A8A8A","pastel":"#CACBC8","neon":"#B1FF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":26.77685567799177},{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","distance":27.748873851023216},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":28.442925306655784},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":28.460498941515414},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":28.513154858766505}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8E9F75

#8E9F75 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #8E9F75 is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 142, 159, and 117, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 84deg with 18% 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 0.3183, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.78, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.37:1AA Pass

White text2.85:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8E9F75 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.37:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.85:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BAC4AB#000000 text · best 11.57:1#BAC4AB

#93B95B#000000 text · best 9.33:1#93B95B

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

#9F9B75#000000 text · best 7.42:1#9F9B75

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

Generated Palette

#8E9F75#8E9F75

#85759F#85759F

#9F9B75#9F9B75

#799F75#799F75

#BAC4AB#BAC4AB

#5F6C4B#5F6C4B

Color Harmonies

#85759F#85759F

#9F9B75#9F9B75

#799F75#799F75

#758E9F#758E9F

#9F758E#9F758E

Variants

#BAC4AB#BAC4AB

#5F6C4B#5F6C4B

#93B95B#93B95B

#8A8A8A#8A8A8A

#CACBC8#CACBC8

#B1FF3D#B1FF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Primer Gray#8B8C89

Warm Gray#8A8378

Soapstone#8D9A91

Sage Green#9CAF88

#8E9F75

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8E9F75

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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