HEX atlas value

#8CCE5A

#8CCE5A is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 140, 206, 90, HSL 94, 54%, 58%, has luminance 0.5046, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#8CCE5A Sample readable text

HEX #8CCE5A

RGB rgb(140, 206, 90)

HSL hsl(94 54% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(32, 0, 56, 19)

Luminance 0.5046

Contrast Black 11.09:1White 1.89:1

CSS

--color-8cce5a: #8CCE5A;
.background-8cce5a { background-color: #8CCE5A; }
.text-8cce5a { color: #8CCE5A; }

Luminance0.5046

Black text11.09:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA 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":"#8CCE5A","rgb":[140,206,90],"hsl":[94,54,58],"cmyk":[32,0,56,19],"luminance":0.5046,"contrast":{"black":11.09,"white":1.89}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BDE3A1","hex":"#BDE3A1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.67,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#89E543","hex":"#89E543","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.35,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C6CE5A","hex":"#C6CE5A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.38,"contrastWhite":1.7,"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":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Pistachio 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/8cce5a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9C5ACE","analogous":["#C6CE5A","#5ACE62"],"triadic":["#5A8CCE","#CE5A8C"],"tetradic":["#5AC6CE","#9C5ACE","#CE625A"],"splitComplementary":["#625ACE","#CE5AC6"],"monochromatic":["#BDE3A1","#8CCE5A","#5F9D2F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BDE3A1","dark":"#5F9D2F","saturated":"#89E543","desaturated":"#8FB672","pastel":"#D1E5C3","neon":"#9DFF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":26.570660511172846},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":42.391036788453285},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":52.04805471869242},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":56.05354582896607},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":56.73623181001713}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8CCE5A

#8CCE5A is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #8CCE5A is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 140, 206, and 90, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 94deg with 54% saturation and 58% 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 0.5046, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.57, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.09:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8CCE5A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.89:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BDE3A1#000000 text · best 14.67:1#BDE3A1

#89E543#000000 text · best 13.35:1#89E543

#C6CE5A#000000 text · best 12.38:1#C6CE5A

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

Pistachio#000000 text · best 10.47:1#93C572

Generated Palette

#8CCE5A#8CCE5A

#9C5ACE#9C5ACE

#C6CE5A#C6CE5A

#5ACE62#5ACE62

#BDE3A1#BDE3A1

#5F9D2F#5F9D2F

Color Harmonies

#9C5ACE#9C5ACE

#C6CE5A#C6CE5A

#5ACE62#5ACE62

#5A8CCE#5A8CCE

#CE5A8C#CE5A8C

Variants

#BDE3A1#BDE3A1

#5F9D2F#5F9D2F

#89E543#89E543

#8FB672#8FB672

#D1E5C3#D1E5C3

#9DFF52#9DFF52

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

#8CCE5A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8CCE5A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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