HEX atlas value

#8BAB2B

#8BAB2B is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 171, 43, HSL 75, 60%, 42%, has luminance 0.3479, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#8BAB2B Sample readable text

HEX #8BAB2B

RGB rgb(139, 171, 43)

HSL hsl(75 60% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 75, 33)

Luminance 0.3479

Contrast Black 7.96:1White 2.64:1

CSS

--color-8bab2b: #8BAB2B;
.background-8bab2b { background-color: #8BAB2B; }
.text-8bab2b { color: #8BAB2B; }

Luminance0.3479

Black text7.96:1AA Pass

White text2.64:1AA 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":"#8BAB2B","rgb":[139,171,43],"hsl":[75,60,42],"cmyk":[19,0,75,33],"luminance":0.3479,"contrast":{"black":7.96,"white":2.64}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.96,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B8D65C","hex":"#B8D65C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.81,"contrastWhite":1.64,"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":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#97C313","hex":"#97C313","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.13,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4B2BAB","hex":"#4B2BAB","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.23,"contrastWhite":9.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Yellow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8bab2b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4B2BAB","analogous":["#AB8B2B","#4BAB2B"],"triadic":["#2B8BAB","#AB2B8B"],"tetradic":["#2BAB8B","#4B2BAB","#AB2B4B"],"splitComplementary":["#2B4BAB","#8B2BAB"],"monochromatic":["#B8D65C","#8BAB2B","#506218"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B8D65C","dark":"#506218","saturated":"#97C313","desaturated":"#7F9442","pastel":"#BED185","neon":"#BFFF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":37.815340802378074},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":43.9203825119955},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":43.9203825119955},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":45.36518488885502},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":48.14561246884289}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8BAB2B

#8BAB2B is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #8BAB2B is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 139, 171, and 43, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 75deg with 60% saturation and 42% 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 0.3479, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 37.82, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.96:1AA Pass

White text2.64:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8BAB2B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.96:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.64:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B8D65C#000000 text · best 12.81:1#B8D65C

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

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

#97C313#000000 text · best 10.13:1#97C313

#4B2BAB#FFFFFF text · best 9.41:1#4B2BAB

Generated Palette

#8BAB2B#8BAB2B

#4B2BAB#4B2BAB

#AB8B2B#AB8B2B

#4BAB2B#4BAB2B

#B8D65C#B8D65C

#506218#506218

Color Harmonies

#4B2BAB#4B2BAB

#AB8B2B#AB8B2B

#4BAB2B#4BAB2B

#2B8BAB#2B8BAB

#AB2B8B#AB2B8B

Variants

#B8D65C#B8D65C

#506218#506218

#97C313#97C313

#7F9442#7F9442

#BED185#BED185

#BFFF00#BFFF00

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Brass#B5A642

#8BAB2B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8BAB2B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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