HEX atlas value

#83CA21

#83CA21 is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 131, 202, 33, HSL 85, 72%, 46%, has luminance 0.4718, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#83CA21 Sample readable text

HEX #83CA21

RGB rgb(131, 202, 33)

HSL hsl(85 72% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(35, 0, 84, 21)

Luminance 0.4718

Contrast Black 10.44:1White 2.01:1

CSS

--color-83ca21: #83CA21;
.background-83ca21 { background-color: #83CA21; }
.text-83ca21 { color: #83CA21; }

Luminance0.4718

Black text10.44:1AA Pass

White text2.01:1AA 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":"#83CA21","rgb":[131,202,33],"hsl":[85,72,46],"cmyk":[35,0,84,21],"luminance":0.4718,"contrast":{"black":10.44,"white":2.01}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.01,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#AEE561","hex":"#AEE561","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.18,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#88E407","hex":"#88E407","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.15,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Yellow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/83ca21.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/toxic-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6721CA","analogous":["#CABC21","#2FCA21"],"triadic":["#2183CA","#CA2183"],"tetradic":["#21CABC","#6721CA","#CA212F"],"splitComplementary":["#212FCA","#BC21CA"],"monochromatic":["#AEE561","#83CA21","#507B14"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AEE561","dark":"#507B14","saturated":"#88E407","desaturated":"#7FB03B","pastel":"#BCDF8B","neon":"#9DFF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":28.75760768909681},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":40.45985664828782},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":46.850827100489916},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":49.457052075512955},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":57.879184513951124}]

HEX meaning and use

About #83CA21

#83CA21 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #83CA21 is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 131, 202, and 33, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg with 72% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.4718, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.76, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.44:1AA Pass

White text2.01:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #83CA21 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.44:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.01:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#AEE561#000000 text · best 14.18:1#AEE561

#88E407#000000 text · best 13.15:1#88E407

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Generated Palette

#83CA21#83CA21

#6721CA#6721CA

#CABC21#CABC21

#2FCA21#2FCA21

#AEE561#AEE561

#507B14#507B14

Color Harmonies

#6721CA#6721CA

#CABC21#CABC21

#2FCA21#2FCA21

#2183CA#2183CA

#CA2183#CA2183

Variants

#AEE561#AEE561

#507B14#507B14

#88E407#88E407

#7FB03B#7FB03B

#BCDF8B#BCDF8B

#9DFF14#9DFF14

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Kelly Green#4CBB17

#83CA21

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #83CA21

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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