HEX atlas value

#9CA187

#9CA187 is a cool green HEX color close to Cement. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 156, 161, 135, HSL 72, 12%, 58%, has luminance 0.3431, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#9CA187 Sample readable text

HEX #9CA187

RGB rgb(156, 161, 135)

HSL hsl(72 12% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 16, 37)

Luminance 0.3431

Contrast Black 7.86:1White 2.67:1

CSS

--color-9ca187: #9CA187;
.background-9ca187 { background-color: #9CA187; }
.text-9ca187 { color: #9CA187; }

Luminance0.3431

Black text7.86:1AA Pass

White text2.67:1AA 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":"#9CA187","rgb":[156,161,135],"hsl":[72,12,58],"cmyk":[3,0,16,37],"luminance":0.3431,"contrast":{"black":7.86,"white":2.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C6C9BA","hex":"#C6C9BA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.46,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AAB86F","hex":"#AAB86F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.79,"contrastWhite":2.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.25,"contrastWhite":2.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Cement 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/9ca187.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8C87A1","analogous":["#A19987","#8FA187"],"triadic":["#879CA1","#A1879C"],"tetradic":["#87A199","#8C87A1","#A1878F"],"splitComplementary":["#878FA1","#9987A1"],"monochromatic":["#C6C9BA","#9CA187","#6D725A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C6C9BA","dark":"#6D725A","saturated":"#AAB86F","desaturated":"#949494","pastel":"#D4D4D4","neon":"#DCFF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":13.601470508735444},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":13.601470508735444},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":14.035668847618199},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":24.61706725018234}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9CA187

#9CA187 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #9CA187 is visually closest to Cement, a named yellow color with HEX #A5A391.

The RGB channels are 156, 161, and 135, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 72deg with 12% 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 0.3431, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.86:1AA Pass

White text2.67:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9CA187 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.86:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C6C9BA#000000 text · best 12.46:1#C6C9BA

#AAB86F#000000 text · best 9.79:1#AAB86F

Sage Gray#000000 text · best 9.15:1#B2AC88

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

Cement#000000 text · best 8.25:1#A5A391

Generated Palette

#9CA187#9CA187

#8C87A1#8C87A1

#A19987#A19987

#8FA187#8FA187

#C6C9BA#C6C9BA

#6D725A#6D725A

Color Harmonies

#8C87A1#8C87A1

#A19987#A19987

#8FA187#8FA187

#879CA1#879CA1

#A1879C#A1879C

Variants

#C6C9BA#C6C9BA

#6D725A#6D725A

#AAB86F#AAB86F

#949494#949494

#D4D4D4#D4D4D4

#DCFF52#DCFF52

Nearest Named Colors

Cement#A5A391

Driftwood#A69A8D

Sage Green#9CAF88

Soapstone#8D9A91

Sage Gray#B2AC88

#9CA187

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9CA187

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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