HEX atlas value

#8CA121

#8CA121 is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 140, 161, 33, HSL 70, 66%, 38%, has luminance 0.3117, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#8CA121 Sample readable text

HEX #8CA121

RGB rgb(140, 161, 33)

HSL hsl(70 66% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(13, 0, 80, 37)

Luminance 0.3117

Contrast Black 7.23:1White 2.9:1

CSS

--color-8ca121: #8CA121;
.background-8ca121 { background-color: #8CA121; }
.text-8ca121 { color: #8CA121; }

Luminance0.3117

Black text7.23:1AA Pass

White text2.9:1AA 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":"#8CA121","rgb":[140,161,33],"hsl":[70,66,38],"cmyk":[13,0,80,37],"luminance":0.3117,"contrast":{"black":7.23,"white":2.9}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.23,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.9,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C0D945","hex":"#C0D945","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.25,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#3621A1","hex":"#3621A1","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.89,"contrastWhite":11.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9AB60C","hex":"#9AB60C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.07,"contrastWhite":2.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#495511","hex":"#495511","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.59,"contrastWhite":8.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Olive Drab adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8ca121.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3621A1","analogous":["#A17621","#4CA121"],"triadic":["#218CA1","#A1218C"],"tetradic":["#21A176","#3621A1","#A1214C"],"splitComplementary":["#214CA1","#7621A1"],"monochromatic":["#C0D945","#8CA121","#495511"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C0D945","dark":"#495511","saturated":"#9AB60C","desaturated":"#7D8C36","pastel":"#C1D171","neon":"#C3EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":38.13135192987524},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":38.13135192987524},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":47.38143096192854},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":47.686476070265456},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":48.187135212627034}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8CA121

#8CA121 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #8CA121 is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 140, 161, and 33, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 70deg with 66% saturation and 38% 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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.3117, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 38.13, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.23:1AA Pass

White text2.9:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8CA121 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.23:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.9:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C0D945#000000 text · best 13.25:1#C0D945

#3621A1#FFFFFF text · best 11.11:1#3621A1

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

#9AB60C#000000 text · best 9.07:1#9AB60C

#495511#FFFFFF text · best 8.11:1#495511

Generated Palette

#8CA121#8CA121

#3621A1#3621A1

#A17621#A17621

#4CA121#4CA121

#C0D945#C0D945

#495511#495511

Color Harmonies

#3621A1#3621A1

#A17621#A17621

#4CA121#4CA121

#218CA1#218CA1

#A1218C#A1218C

Variants

#C0D945#C0D945

#495511#495511

#9AB60C#9AB60C

#7D8C36#7D8C36

#C1D171#C1D171

#C3EB00#C3EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Olive Green#708238

Olive#808000

#8CA121

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8CA121

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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