HEX atlas value

#84CD8E

#84CD8E is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 132, 205, 142, HSL 128, 42%, 66%, has luminance 0.5052, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#84CD8E Sample readable text

HEX #84CD8E

RGB rgb(132, 205, 142)

HSL hsl(128 42% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(36, 0, 31, 20)

Luminance 0.5052

Contrast Black 11.1:1White 1.89:1

CSS

--color-84cd8e: #84CD8E;
.background-84cd8e { background-color: #84CD8E; }
.text-84cd8e { color: #84CD8E; }

Luminance0.5052

Black text11.1:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA 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":"#84CD8E","rgb":[132,205,142],"hsl":[128,42,66],"cmyk":[36,0,31,20],"luminance":0.5052,"contrast":{"black":11.1,"white":1.89}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.1,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C5E7CA","hex":"#C5E7CA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.66,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#71E080","hex":"#71E080","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.68,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9FCD84","hex":"#9FCD84","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.54,"contrastWhite":1.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#84CDB2","hex":"#84CDB2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.36,"contrastWhite":1.85,"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/84cd8e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CD84C3","analogous":["#9FCD84","#84CDB2"],"triadic":["#8E84CD","#CD8E84"],"tetradic":["#849FCD","#CD84C3","#CDB284"],"splitComplementary":["#B284CD","#CD849F"],"monochromatic":["#C5E7CA","#84CD8E","#47AE55"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C5E7CA","dark":"#47AE55","saturated":"#71E080","desaturated":"#97BA9C","pastel":"#E2EEE4","neon":"#7AFF8C"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":20.273134932713294},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":31.78049716414141},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":32.7566787083184},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":35.17101079013795},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":38.88444419044716}]

HEX meaning and use

About #84CD8E

#84CD8E is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #84CD8E is visually closest to Dark Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #8FBC8F.

The RGB channels are 132, 205, and 142, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 128deg with 42% 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 0.5052, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.27, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.1:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #84CD8E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.1:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.89:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C5E7CA#000000 text · best 15.66:1#C5E7CA

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

#71E080#000000 text · best 12.68:1#71E080

#9FCD84#000000 text · best 11.54:1#9FCD84

#84CDB2#000000 text · best 11.36:1#84CDB2

Generated Palette

#84CD8E#84CD8E

#CD84C3#CD84C3

#9FCD84#9FCD84

#84CDB2#84CDB2

#C5E7CA#C5E7CA

#47AE55#47AE55

Color Harmonies

#CD84C3#CD84C3

#9FCD84#9FCD84

#84CDB2#84CDB2

#8E84CD#8E84CD

#CD8E84#CD8E84

Variants

#C5E7CA#C5E7CA

#47AE55#47AE55

#71E080#71E080

#97BA9C#97BA9C

#E2EEE4#E2EEE4

#7AFF8C#7AFF8C

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Lichen#9BC4A2

Pistachio#93C572

Light Green#90EE90

Sage Green#9CAF88

#84CD8E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #84CD8E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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