HEX atlas value

#97A781

#97A781 is a cool green HEX color close to Sage Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 151, 167, 129, HSL 85, 18%, 58%, has luminance 0.358, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#97A781 Sample readable text

HEX #97A781

RGB rgb(151, 167, 129)

HSL hsl(85 18% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 23, 35)

Luminance 0.358

Contrast Black 8.16:1White 2.57:1

CSS

--color-97a781: #97A781;
.background-97a781 { background-color: #97A781; }
.text-97a781 { color: #97A781; }

Luminance0.358

Black text8.16:1AA Pass

White text2.57:1AA 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":"#97A781","rgb":[151,167,129],"hsl":[85,18,58],"cmyk":[10,0,23,35],"luminance":0.358,"contrast":{"black":8.16,"white":2.57}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.57,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C4CDB7","hex":"#C4CDB7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.76,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9BBF69","hex":"#9BBF69","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.05,"contrastWhite":2.09,"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":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A7A481","hex":"#A7A481","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.27,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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/97a781.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soapstone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9181A7","analogous":["#A7A481","#84A781"],"triadic":["#8197A7","#A78197"],"tetradic":["#81A7A4","#9181A7","#A78184"],"splitComplementary":["#8184A7","#A481A7"],"monochromatic":["#C4CDB7","#97A781","#697854"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C4CDB7","dark":"#697854","saturated":"#9BBF69","desaturated":"#949494","pastel":"#D4D5D2","neon":"#B7FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":11.74734012447073},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":21.633307652783937},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":22.9128784747792},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":23.194827009486403},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":26.476404589747453}]

HEX meaning and use

About #97A781

#97A781 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #97A781 is visually closest to Sage Green, a named green color with HEX #9CAF88.

The RGB channels are 151, 167, and 129, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg with 18% 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 0.358, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.16:1AA Pass

White text2.57:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #97A781 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.16:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.57:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C4CDB7#000000 text · best 12.76:1#C4CDB7

#9BBF69#000000 text · best 10.05:1#9BBF69

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

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

#A7A481#000000 text · best 8.27:1#A7A481

Generated Palette

#97A781#97A781

#9181A7#9181A7

#A7A481#A7A481

#84A781#84A781

#C4CDB7#C4CDB7

#697854#697854

Color Harmonies

#9181A7#9181A7

#A7A481#A7A481

#84A781#84A781

#8197A7#8197A7

#A78197#A78197

Variants

#C4CDB7#C4CDB7

#697854#697854

#9BBF69#9BBF69

#949494#949494

#D4D5D2#D4D5D2

#B7FF52#B7FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Green#9CAF88

Cement#A5A391

Soapstone#8D9A91

Driftwood#A69A8D

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

#97A781

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #97A781

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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