HEX atlas value

#A8C889

#A8C889 is a cool green HEX color close to Willow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 168, 200, 137, HSL 90, 36%, 66%, has luminance 0.5144, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#A8C889 Sample readable text

HEX #A8C889

RGB rgb(168, 200, 137)

HSL hsl(90 36% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 32, 22)

Luminance 0.5144

Contrast Black 11.29:1White 1.86:1

CSS

--color-a8c889: #A8C889;
.background-a8c889 { background-color: #A8C889; }
.text-a8c889 { color: #A8C889; }

Luminance0.5144

Black text11.29:1AA Pass

White text1.86:1AA 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":"#A8C889","rgb":[168,200,137],"hsl":[90,36,66],"cmyk":[16,0,32,22],"luminance":0.5144,"contrast":{"black":11.29,"white":1.86}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.86,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D6E5C8","hex":"#D6E5C8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.9,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A8DB76","hex":"#A8DB76","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C8C889","hex":"#C8C889","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.08,"contrastWhite":1.74,"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":"#89C889","hex":"#89C889","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.69,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Willow 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/a8c889.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A889C8","analogous":["#C8C889","#89C889"],"triadic":["#89A8C8","#C889A8"],"tetradic":["#89C8C8","#A889C8","#C88989"],"splitComplementary":["#8989C8","#C889C8"],"monochromatic":["#D6E5C8","#A8C889","#7AA64E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D6E5C8","dark":"#7AA64E","saturated":"#A8DB76","desaturated":"#A8B49C","pastel":"#E8EDE3","neon":"#BDFF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":17.08800749063506},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":24.43358344574123},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":27.748873851023216},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":28.372521918222215},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":28.460498941515414}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A8C889

#A8C889 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #A8C889 is visually closest to Willow Green, a named green color with HEX #A8B88F.

The RGB channels are 168, 200, and 137, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 90deg 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 0.5144, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.09, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.29:1AA Pass

White text1.86:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A8C889 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.29:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.86:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D6E5C8#000000 text · best 15.9:1#D6E5C8

#A8DB76#000000 text · best 13.06:1#A8DB76

#C8C889#000000 text · best 12.08:1#C8C889

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

#89C889#000000 text · best 10.69:1#89C889

Generated Palette

#A8C889#A8C889

#A889C8#A889C8

#C8C889#C8C889

#89C889#89C889

#D6E5C8#D6E5C8

#7AA64E#7AA64E

Color Harmonies

#A889C8#A889C8

#C8C889#C8C889

#89C889#89C889

#89A8C8#89A8C8

#C889A8#C889A8

Variants

#D6E5C8#D6E5C8

#7AA64E#7AA64E

#A8DB76#A8DB76

#A8B49C#A8B49C

#E8EDE3#E8EDE3

#BDFF7A#BDFF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Willow Green#A8B88F

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Sage Green#9CAF88

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Lichen#9BC4A2

#A8C889

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A8C889

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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