HEX atlas value

#A8B08D

#A8B08D is a cool green HEX color close to Willow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 168, 176, 141, HSL 74, 18%, 62%, has luminance 0.413, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#A8B08D Sample readable text

HEX #A8B08D

RGB rgb(168, 176, 141)

HSL hsl(74 18% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 20, 31)

Luminance 0.413

Contrast Black 9.26:1White 2.27:1

CSS

--color-a8b08d: #A8B08D;
.background-a8b08d { background-color: #A8B08D; }
.text-a8b08d { color: #A8B08D; }

Luminance0.413

Black text9.26:1AA Pass

White text2.27:1AA 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":"#A8B08D","rgb":[168,176,141],"hsl":[74,18,62],"cmyk":[5,0,20,31],"luminance":0.413,"contrast":{"black":9.26,"white":2.27}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.27,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D1D5C3","hex":"#D1D5C3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.02,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B3C577","hex":"#B3C577","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.17,"contrastWhite":1.88,"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":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.98,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Willow 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/a8b08d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#958DB0","analogous":["#B0A68D","#96B08D"],"triadic":["#8DA7B0","#B08DA7"],"tetradic":["#8DB0A6","#958DB0","#B08D96"],"splitComplementary":["#8D96B0","#A68DB0"],"monochromatic":["#D1D5C3","#A8B08D","#7B845C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D1D5C3","dark":"#7B845C","saturated":"#B3C577","desaturated":"#9E9E9E","pastel":"#DEDFDD","neon":"#DBFF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":8.246211251235321},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":11.874342087037917},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":13.038404810405298},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":16.0312195418814}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A8B08D

#A8B08D is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #A8B08D is visually closest to Willow Green, a named green color with HEX #A8B88F.

The RGB channels are 168, 176, and 141, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 74deg with 18% 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 0.413, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.26:1AA Pass

White text2.27:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A8B08D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.27:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D1D5C3#000000 text · best 14.02:1#D1D5C3

#B3C577#000000 text · best 11.17:1#B3C577

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

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

Greige#000000 text · best 8.98:1#B0A999

Generated Palette

#A8B08D#A8B08D

#958DB0#958DB0

#B0A68D#B0A68D

#96B08D#96B08D

#D1D5C3#D1D5C3

#7B845C#7B845C

Color Harmonies

#958DB0#958DB0

#B0A68D#B0A68D

#96B08D#96B08D

#8DA7B0#8DA7B0

#B08DA7#B08DA7

Variants

#D1D5C3#D1D5C3

#7B845C#7B845C

#B3C577#B3C577

#9E9E9E#9E9E9E

#DEDFDD#DEDFDD

#DBFF66#DBFF66

Nearest Named Colors

Willow Green#A8B88F

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Sage Green#9CAF88

Cement#A5A391

Greige#B0A999

#A8B08D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A8B08D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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