HEX atlas value

#98AE7A

#98AE7A is a cool green HEX color close to Sage Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 174, 122, HSL 85, 24%, 58%, has luminance 0.3835, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#98AE7A Sample readable text

HEX #98AE7A

RGB rgb(152, 174, 122)

HSL hsl(85 24% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(13, 0, 30, 32)

Luminance 0.3835

Contrast Black 8.67:1White 2.42:1

CSS

--color-98ae7a: #98AE7A;
.background-98ae7a { background-color: #98AE7A; }
.text-98ae7a { color: #98AE7A; }

Luminance0.3835

Black text8.67:1AA Pass

White text2.42:1AA 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":"#98AE7A","rgb":[152,174,122],"hsl":[85,24,58],"cmyk":[13,0,30,32],"luminance":0.3835,"contrast":{"black":8.67,"white":2.42}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.67,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C4D0B3","hex":"#C4D0B3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.02,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9CC563","hex":"#9CC563","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.58,"contrastWhite":1.98,"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":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"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"]}]

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/98ae7a.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":"#907AAE","analogous":["#AEA97A","#7EAE7A"],"triadic":["#7A98AE","#AE7A98"],"tetradic":["#7AAEA9","#907AAE","#AE7A7E"],"splitComplementary":["#7A7EAE","#A97AAE"],"monochromatic":["#C4D0B3","#98AE7A","#6A7E4E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C4D0B3","dark":"#6A7E4E","saturated":"#9CC563","desaturated":"#949692","pastel":"#D4D8D0","neon":"#B7FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":14.594519519326424},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":24.859605789312106},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":26.795522013948524},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":28.231188426986208},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":28.61817604250837}]

HEX meaning and use

About #98AE7A

#98AE7A is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #98AE7A is visually closest to Sage Green, a named green color with HEX #9CAF88.

The RGB channels are 152, 174, and 122, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg 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 0.3835, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.59, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.67:1AA Pass

White text2.42:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #98AE7A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.67:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.42:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C4D0B3#000000 text · best 13.02:1#C4D0B3

#9CC563#000000 text · best 10.58:1#9CC563

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

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

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

Generated Palette

#98AE7A#98AE7A

#907AAE#907AAE

#AEA97A#AEA97A

#7EAE7A#7EAE7A

#C4D0B3#C4D0B3

#6A7E4E#6A7E4E

Color Harmonies

#907AAE#907AAE

#AEA97A#AEA97A

#7EAE7A#7EAE7A

#7A98AE#7A98AE

#AE7A98#AE7A98

Variants

#C4D0B3#C4D0B3

#6A7E4E#6A7E4E

#9CC563#9CC563

#949692#949692

#D4D8D0#D4D8D0

#B7FF52#B7FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Green#9CAF88

Pistachio#93C572

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Willow Green#A8B88F

Cement#A5A391

#98AE7A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #98AE7A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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