HEX atlas value

#8BF20D

#8BF20D is a cool green HEX color close to Chartreuse. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 242, 13, HSL 87, 90%, 50%, has luminance 0.6902, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#8BF20D Sample readable text

HEX #8BF20D

RGB rgb(139, 242, 13)

HSL hsl(87 90% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(43, 0, 95, 5)

Luminance 0.6902

Contrast Black 14.8:1White 1.42:1

CSS

--color-8bf20d: #8BF20D;
.background-8bf20d { background-color: #8BF20D; }
.text-8bf20d { color: #8BF20D; }

Luminance0.6902

Black text14.8:1AA Pass

White text1.42:1AA 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":"#8BF20D","rgb":[139,242,13],"hsl":[87,90,50],"cmyk":[43,0,95,5],"luminance":0.6902,"contrast":{"black":14.8,"white":1.42}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.8,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B5F764","hex":"#B5F764","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.45,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#8CFF00","hex":"#8CFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.42,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2E70D","hex":"#F2E70D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.21,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Chartreuse","hex":"#7FFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.21,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Chartreuse 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/8bf20d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chartreuse.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lawn-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#740DF2","analogous":["#F2E70D","#18F20D"],"triadic":["#0D8BF2","#F20D8B"],"tetradic":["#0DF2E7","#740DF2","#F20D18"],"splitComplementary":["#0D18F2","#E70DF2"],"monochromatic":["#B5F764","#8BF20D","#599B08"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B5F764","dark":"#599B08","saturated":"#8CFF00","desaturated":"#88D629","pastel":"#C4EF8F","neon":"#9FFF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chartreuse","name":"Chartreuse","hex":"#7FFF00","distance":21.95449840010015},{"slug":"lawn-green","name":"Lawn Green","hex":"#7CFC00","distance":22.22611077089287},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":49.80963762164909},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":54.433445601027316},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":54.817880294662984}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8BF20D

#8BF20D is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #8BF20D is visually closest to Chartreuse, a named green color with HEX #7FFF00.

The RGB channels are 139, 242, and 13, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 87deg with 90% saturation and 50% 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 0.6902, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.8:1AA Pass

White text1.42:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8BF20D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.8:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.42:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#B5F764#000000 text · best 16.45:1#B5F764

#8CFF00#000000 text · best 16.42:1#8CFF00

#F2E70D#000000 text · best 16.21:1#F2E70D

Chartreuse#000000 text · best 16.21:1#7FFF00

Generated Palette

#8BF20D#8BF20D

#740DF2#740DF2

#F2E70D#F2E70D

#18F20D#18F20D

#B5F764#B5F764

#599B08#599B08

Color Harmonies

#740DF2#740DF2

#F2E70D#F2E70D

#18F20D#18F20D

#0D8BF2#0D8BF2

#F20D8B#F20D8B

Variants

#B5F764#B5F764

#599B08#599B08

#8CFF00#8CFF00

#88D629#88D629

#C4EF8F#C4EF8F

#9FFF29#9FFF29

Nearest Named Colors

Chartreuse#7FFF00

Lawn Green#7CFC00

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Toxic Green#61DE2A

#8BF20D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8BF20D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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