HEX atlas value

#90AE7A

#90AE7A is a cool green HEX color close to Sage Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 144, 174, 122, HSL 95, 24%, 58%, has luminance 0.3761, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#90AE7A Sample readable text

HEX #90AE7A

RGB rgb(144, 174, 122)

HSL hsl(95 24% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(17, 0, 30, 32)

Luminance 0.3761

Contrast Black 8.52:1White 2.46:1

CSS

--color-90ae7a: #90AE7A;
.background-90ae7a { background-color: #90AE7A; }
.text-90ae7a { color: #90AE7A; }

Luminance0.3761

Black text8.52:1AA Pass

White text2.46:1AA 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":"#90AE7A","rgb":[144,174,122],"hsl":[95,24,58],"cmyk":[17,0,30,32],"luminance":0.3761,"contrast":{"black":8.52,"white":2.46}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.46,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BFD0B3","hex":"#BFD0B3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.89,"contrastWhite":1.63,"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":"#8CC563","hex":"#8CC563","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.28,"contrastWhite":2.04,"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"]},{"name":"#A9AE7A","hex":"#A9AE7A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.02,"contrastWhite":2.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Sage 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/90ae7a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#987AAE","analogous":["#A9AE7A","#7AAE7E"],"triadic":["#7A90AE","#AE7A90"],"tetradic":["#7AA9AE","#987AAE","#AE7E7A"],"splitComplementary":["#7E7AAE","#AE7AA9"],"monochromatic":["#BFD0B3","#90AE7A","#627E4E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BFD0B3","dark":"#627E4E","saturated":"#8CC563","desaturated":"#949692","pastel":"#D3D8D0","neon":"#9AFF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":18.466185312619388},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":24.535688292770594},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":25.25866188063018},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":30.62678566222711},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":33.03028912982749}]

HEX meaning and use

About #90AE7A

#90AE7A is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #90AE7A is visually closest to Sage Green, a named green color with HEX #9CAF88.

The RGB channels are 144, 174, and 122, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 95deg with 24% saturation and 58% 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 0.3761, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.47, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.52:1AA Pass

White text2.46:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #90AE7A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.52:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.46:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BFD0B3#000000 text · best 12.89:1#BFD0B3

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

#8CC563#000000 text · best 10.28:1#8CC563

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

#A9AE7A#000000 text · best 9.02:1#A9AE7A

Generated Palette

#90AE7A#90AE7A

#987AAE#987AAE

#A9AE7A#A9AE7A

#7AAE7E#7AAE7E

#BFD0B3#BFD0B3

#627E4E#627E4E

Color Harmonies

#987AAE#987AAE

#A9AE7A#A9AE7A

#7AAE7E#7AAE7E

#7A90AE#7A90AE

#AE7A90#AE7A90

Variants

#BFD0B3#BFD0B3

#627E4E#627E4E

#8CC563#8CC563

#949692#949692

#D3D8D0#D3D8D0

#9AFF52#9AFF52

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Green#9CAF88

Pistachio#93C572

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Soapstone#8D9A91

Cement#A5A391

#90AE7A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #90AE7A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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