HEX atlas value

#98C889

#98C889 is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 200, 137, HSL 106, 36%, 66%, has luminance 0.4979, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#98C889 Sample readable text

HEX #98C889

RGB rgb(152, 200, 137)

HSL hsl(106 36% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(24, 0, 32, 22)

Luminance 0.4979

Contrast Black 10.96:1White 1.92:1

CSS

--color-98c889: #98C889;
.background-98c889 { background-color: #98C889; }
.text-98c889 { color: #98C889; }

Luminance0.4979

Black text10.96:1AA Pass

White text1.92:1AA 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":"#98C889","rgb":[152,200,137],"hsl":[106,36,66],"cmyk":[24,0,32,22],"luminance":0.4979,"contrast":{"black":10.96,"white":1.92}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.96,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.92,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CEE5C8","hex":"#CEE5C8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.67,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#8DDB76","hex":"#8DDB76","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.53,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B7C889","hex":"#B7C889","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.64,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.81,"contrastWhite":1.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#89C89A","hex":"#89C89A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.79,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Dark Sea Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/98c889.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B989C8","analogous":["#B7C889","#89C89A"],"triadic":["#8998C8","#C88998"],"tetradic":["#89B7C8","#B989C8","#C89A89"],"splitComplementary":["#9A89C8","#C889B7"],"monochromatic":["#CEE5C8","#98C889","#63A64E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CEE5C8","dark":"#63A64E","saturated":"#8DDB76","desaturated":"#A2B49C","pastel":"#E5EDE3","neon":"#99FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":16.15549442140351},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":23.40939982143925},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":25.337718918639855},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":25.495097567963924}]

HEX meaning and use

About #98C889

#98C889 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #98C889 is visually closest to Dark Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #8FBC8F.

The RGB channels are 152, 200, and 137, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 106deg with 36% saturation and 66% 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 0.4979, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.16, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.96:1AA Pass

White text1.92:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #98C889 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.96:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.92:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CEE5C8#000000 text · best 15.67:1#CEE5C8

#8DDB76#000000 text · best 12.53:1#8DDB76

#B7C889#000000 text · best 11.64:1#B7C889

Lichen#000000 text · best 10.81:1#9BC4A2

#89C89A#000000 text · best 10.79:1#89C89A

Generated Palette

#98C889#98C889

#B989C8#B989C8

#B7C889#B7C889

#89C89A#89C89A

#CEE5C8#CEE5C8

#63A64E#63A64E

Color Harmonies

#B989C8#B989C8

#B7C889#B7C889

#89C89A#89C89A

#8998C8#8998C8

#C88998#C88998

Variants

#CEE5C8#CEE5C8

#63A64E#63A64E

#8DDB76#8DDB76

#A2B49C#A2B49C

#E5EDE3#E5EDE3

#99FF7A#99FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Willow Green#A8B88F

Pistachio#93C572

Sage Green#9CAF88

Lichen#9BC4A2

#98C889

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #98C889

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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