HEX atlas value

#8CCC33

#8CCC33 is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 140, 204, 51, HSL 85, 60%, 50%, has luminance 0.49, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#8CCC33 Sample readable text

HEX #8CCC33

RGB rgb(140, 204, 51)

HSL hsl(85 60% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(31, 0, 75, 20)

Luminance 0.49

Contrast Black 10.8:1White 1.94:1

CSS

--color-8ccc33: #8CCC33;
.background-8ccc33 { background-color: #8CCC33; }
.text-8ccc33 { color: #8CCC33; }

Luminance0.49

Black text10.8:1AA Pass

White text1.94:1AA 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":"#8CCC33","rgb":[140,204,51],"hsl":[85,60,50],"cmyk":[31,0,75,20],"luminance":0.49,"contrast":{"black":10.8,"white":1.94}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.8,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.94,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#91E817","hex":"#91E817","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.76,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B6DE7C","hex":"#B6DE7C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.73,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"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":"#CCBF33","hex":"#CCBF33","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.07,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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/8ccc33.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":"#7333CC","analogous":["#CCBF33","#40CC33"],"triadic":["#338CCC","#CC338C"],"tetradic":["#33CCBF","#7333CC","#CC3340"],"splitComplementary":["#3340CC","#BF33CC"],"monochromatic":["#B6DE7C","#8CCC33","#5A8321"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B6DE7C","dark":"#5A8321","saturated":"#91E817","desaturated":"#88B04F","pastel":"#C4DCA3","neon":"#A6FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":14.071247279470288},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":43.46262762420146},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":45.71651780264984},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":47.47630988187688},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":57.879184513951124}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8CCC33

#8CCC33 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #8CCC33 is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 140, 204, and 51, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg with 60% 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 0.49, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.8:1AA Pass

White text1.94:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8CCC33 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.8:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.94:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#91E817#000000 text · best 13.76:1#91E817

#B6DE7C#000000 text · best 13.73:1#B6DE7C

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

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

#CCBF33#000000 text · best 11.07:1#CCBF33

Generated Palette

#8CCC33#8CCC33

#7333CC#7333CC

#CCBF33#CCBF33

#40CC33#40CC33

#B6DE7C#B6DE7C

#5A8321#5A8321

Color Harmonies

#7333CC#7333CC

#CCBF33#CCBF33

#40CC33#40CC33

#338CCC#338CCC

#CC338C#CC338C

Variants

#B6DE7C#B6DE7C

#5A8321#5A8321

#91E817#91E817

#88B04F#88B04F

#C4DCA3#C4DCA3

#A6FF29#A6FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Brass#B5A642

#8CCC33

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8CCC33

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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