HEX atlas value

#8BC43B

#8BC43B is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 196, 59, HSL 85, 54%, 50%, has luminance 0.4528, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#8BC43B Sample readable text

HEX #8BC43B

RGB rgb(139, 196, 59)

HSL hsl(85 54% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(29, 0, 70, 23)

Luminance 0.4528

Contrast Black 10.06:1White 2.09:1

CSS

--color-8bc43b: #8BC43B;
.background-8bc43b { background-color: #8BC43B; }
.text-8bc43b { color: #8BC43B; }

Luminance0.4528

Black text10.06:1AA Pass

White text2.09:1AA 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":"#8BC43B","rgb":[139,196,59],"hsl":[85,54,50],"cmyk":[29,0,70,23],"luminance":0.4528,"contrast":{"black":10.06,"white":2.09}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.09,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B5D981","hex":"#B5D981","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.21,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#90E01F","hex":"#90E01F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.87,"contrastWhite":1.63,"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"]},{"name":"#C4B93B","hex":"#C4B93B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.35,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Yellow 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/8bc43b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#743BC4","analogous":["#C4B93B","#46C43B"],"triadic":["#3B8BC4","#C43B8B"],"tetradic":["#3BC4B9","#743BC4","#C43B46"],"splitComplementary":["#3B46C4","#B93BC4"],"monochromatic":["#B5D981","#8BC43B","#597E26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B5D981","dark":"#597E26","saturated":"#90E01F","desaturated":"#86A857","pastel":"#C3D8A6","neon":"#A6FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":19.672315572906},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":47.01063709417264},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":49.82971001320397},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":52.08646657242167},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":52.08646657242167}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8BC43B

#8BC43B is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #8BC43B is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 139, 196, and 59, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg with 54% saturation and 50% 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 0.4528, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.06:1AA Pass

White text2.09:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8BC43B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.09:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B5D981#000000 text · best 13.21:1#B5D981

#90E01F#000000 text · best 12.87:1#90E01F

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

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

#C4B93B#000000 text · best 10.35:1#C4B93B

Generated Palette

#8BC43B#8BC43B

#743BC4#743BC4

#C4B93B#C4B93B

#46C43B#46C43B

#B5D981#B5D981

#597E26#597E26

Color Harmonies

#743BC4#743BC4

#C4B93B#C4B93B

#46C43B#46C43B

#3B8BC4#3B8BC4

#C43B8B#C43B8B

Variants

#B5D981#B5D981

#597E26#597E26

#90E01F#90E01F

#86A857#86A857

#C3D8A6#C3D8A6

#A6FF29#A6FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#8BC43B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8BC43B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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