HEX atlas value

#90AE3D

#90AE3D is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 144, 174, 61, HSL 76, 48%, 46%, has luminance 0.3654, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#90AE3D Sample readable text

HEX #90AE3D

RGB rgb(144, 174, 61)

HSL hsl(76 48% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(17, 0, 65, 32)

Luminance 0.3654

Contrast Black 8.31:1White 2.53:1

CSS

--color-90ae3d: #90AE3D;
.background-90ae3d { background-color: #90AE3D; }
.text-90ae3d { color: #90AE3D; }

Luminance0.3654

Black text8.31:1AA Pass

White text2.53:1AA 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":"#90AE3D","rgb":[144,174,61],"hsl":[76,48,46],"cmyk":[17,0,65,32],"luminance":0.3654,"contrast":{"black":8.31,"white":2.53}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.53,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B8CF77","hex":"#B8CF77","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.23,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9CC723","hex":"#9CC723","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.61,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Yellow Green 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/90ae3d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5B3DAE","analogous":["#AE933D","#57AE3D"],"triadic":["#3D90AE","#AE3D90"],"tetradic":["#3DAE93","#5B3DAE","#AE3D57"],"splitComplementary":["#3D57AE","#933DAE"],"monochromatic":["#B8CF77","#90AE3D","#576A25"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B8CF77","dark":"#576A25","saturated":"#9CC723","desaturated":"#849457","pastel":"#C0CD9D","neon":"#C0FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":34.38022687534217},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":36.55133376499413},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":38.18376618407357},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":38.18376618407357},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":49.040799340956916}]

HEX meaning and use

About #90AE3D

#90AE3D is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #90AE3D is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 144, 174, and 61, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 76deg with 48% saturation and 46% 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 0.3654, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 34.38, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.31:1AA Pass

White text2.53:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #90AE3D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.53:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B8CF77#000000 text · best 12.23:1#B8CF77

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

#9CC723#000000 text · best 10.61:1#9CC723

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

Generated Palette

#90AE3D#90AE3D

#5B3DAE#5B3DAE

#AE933D#AE933D

#57AE3D#57AE3D

#B8CF77#B8CF77

#576A25#576A25

Color Harmonies

#5B3DAE#5B3DAE

#AE933D#AE933D

#57AE3D#57AE3D

#3D90AE#3D90AE

#AE3D90#AE3D90

Variants

#B8CF77#B8CF77

#576A25#576A25

#9CC723#9CC723

#849457#849457

#C0CD9D#C0CD9D

#C0FF14#C0FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Peridot#B4C424

#90AE3D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #90AE3D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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