HEX atlas value

#8CA531

#8CA531 is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 140, 165, 49, HSL 73, 54%, 42%, has luminance 0.3271, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#8CA531 Sample readable text

HEX #8CA531

RGB rgb(140, 165, 49)

HSL hsl(73 54% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(15, 0, 70, 35)

Luminance 0.3271

Contrast Black 7.54:1White 2.78:1

CSS

--color-8ca531: #8CA531;
.background-8ca531 { background-color: #8CA531; }
.text-8ca531 { color: #8CA531; }

Luminance0.3271

Black text7.54:1AA Pass

White text2.78:1AA 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":"#8CA531","rgb":[140,165,49],"hsl":[73,54,42],"cmyk":[15,0,70,35],"luminance":0.3271,"contrast":{"black":7.54,"white":2.78}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.78,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B8D062","hex":"#B8D062","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.24,"contrastWhite":1.72,"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":"#99BC1A","hex":"#99BC1A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.56,"contrastWhite":2.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4A31A5","hex":"#4A31A5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.27,"contrastWhite":9.23,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/8ca531.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":"#4A31A5","analogous":["#A58431","#52A531"],"triadic":["#318CA5","#A5318C"],"tetradic":["#31A584","#4A31A5","#A53152"],"splitComplementary":["#3152A5","#8431A5"],"monochromatic":["#B8D062","#8CA531","#505E1C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B8D062","dark":"#505E1C","saturated":"#99BC1A","desaturated":"#7F8D49","pastel":"#BDCC8A","neon":"#C8FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":42.391036788453285},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":42.59107887809371},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":42.59107887809371},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":43.46262762420146},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":44.395945760846224}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8CA531

#8CA531 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #8CA531 is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 140, 165, and 49, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 73deg with 54% 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 0.3271, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 42.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.54:1AA Pass

White text2.78:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8CA531 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.54:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.78:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B8D062#000000 text · best 12.24:1#B8D062

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

#99BC1A#000000 text · best 9.56:1#99BC1A

#4A31A5#FFFFFF text · best 9.23:1#4A31A5

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

Generated Palette

#8CA531#8CA531

#4A31A5#4A31A5

#A58431#A58431

#52A531#52A531

#B8D062#B8D062

#505E1C#505E1C

Color Harmonies

#4A31A5#4A31A5

#A58431#A58431

#52A531#52A531

#318CA5#318CA5

#A5318C#A5318C

Variants

#B8D062#B8D062

#505E1C#505E1C

#99BC1A#99BC1A

#7F8D49#7F8D49

#BDCC8A#BDCC8A

#C8FF00#C8FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Brass#B5A642

#8CA531

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8CA531

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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