HEX atlas value

#98B587

#98B587 is a cool green HEX color close to Sage Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 181, 135, HSL 98, 24%, 62%, has luminance 0.4147, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#98B587 Sample readable text

HEX #98B587

RGB rgb(152, 181, 135)

HSL hsl(98 24% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 25, 29)

Luminance 0.4147

Contrast Black 9.29:1White 2.26:1

CSS

--color-98b587: #98B587;
.background-98b587 { background-color: #98B587; }
.text-98b587 { color: #98B587; }

Luminance0.4147

Black text9.29:1AA Pass

White text2.26:1AA 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":"#98B587","rgb":[152,181,135],"hsl":[98,24,62],"cmyk":[16,0,25,29],"luminance":0.4147,"contrast":{"black":9.29,"white":2.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C9D8C0","hex":"#C9D8C0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.07,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#92CB72","hex":"#92CB72","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.01,"contrastWhite":1.91,"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":"#AFB587","hex":"#AFB587","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.78,"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/98b587.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A487B5","analogous":["#AFB587","#87B58D"],"triadic":["#8798B5","#B58798"],"tetradic":["#87AFB5","#A487B5","#B58D87"],"splitComplementary":["#8D87B5","#B587AF"],"monochromatic":["#C9D8C0","#98B587","#698B55"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C9D8C0","dark":"#698B55","saturated":"#92CB72","desaturated":"#9EA09C","pastel":"#DDE1DB","neon":"#9EFF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":7.280109889280518},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":18.138357147217054},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":24.351591323771842},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":26.870057685088806}]

HEX meaning and use

About #98B587

#98B587 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #98B587 is visually closest to Sage Green, a named green color with HEX #9CAF88.

The RGB channels are 152, 181, and 135, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 98deg with 24% saturation and 62% 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 0.4147, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.28, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.29:1AA Pass

White text2.26:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #98B587 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.29:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C9D8C0#000000 text · best 14.07:1#C9D8C0

#92CB72#000000 text · best 11.01:1#92CB72

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

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

#AFB587#000000 text · best 9.78:1#AFB587

Generated Palette

#98B587#98B587

#A487B5#A487B5

#AFB587#AFB587

#87B58D#87B58D

#C9D8C0#C9D8C0

#698B55#698B55

Color Harmonies

#A487B5#A487B5

#AFB587#AFB587

#87B58D#87B58D

#8798B5#8798B5

#B58798#B58798

Variants

#C9D8C0#C9D8C0

#698B55#698B55

#92CB72#92CB72

#9EA09C#9EA09C

#DDE1DB#DDE1DB

#9EFF66#9EFF66

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Green#9CAF88

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Willow Green#A8B88F

Cement#A5A391

Pistachio#93C572

#98B587

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #98B587

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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