HEX atlas value

#8CEA53

#8CEA53 is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 140, 234, 83, HSL 97, 78%, 62%, has luminance 0.6505, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#8CEA53 Sample readable text

HEX #8CEA53

RGB rgb(140, 234, 83)

HSL hsl(97 78% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(40, 0, 65, 8)

Luminance 0.6505

Contrast Black 14.01:1White 1.5:1

CSS

--color-8cea53: #8CEA53;
.background-8cea53 { background-color: #8CEA53; }
.text-8cea53 { color: #8CEA53; }

Luminance0.6505

Black text14.01:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA 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":"#8CEA53","rgb":[140,234,83],"hsl":[97,78,62],"cmyk":[40,0,65,8],"luminance":0.6505,"contrast":{"black":14.01,"white":1.5}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.5,"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":"#C3F4A4","hex":"#C3F4A4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.8,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#87FF3D","hex":"#87FF3D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D8EA53","hex":"#D8EA53","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.81,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Yellow Green 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/8cea53.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B053EA","analogous":["#D8EA53","#53EA64"],"triadic":["#538CEA","#EA538C"],"tetradic":["#53D8EA","#B053EA","#EA6453"],"splitComplementary":["#6453EA","#EA53D8"],"monochromatic":["#C3F4A4","#8CEA53","#5CC819"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C3F4A4","dark":"#5CC819","saturated":"#87FF3D","desaturated":"#91D468","pastel":"#D9F3C9","neon":"#A1FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":46.10856753359401},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":48.774993593028796},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":53.16013544000805},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":60.61352984276695},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":61.26173356998641}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8CEA53

#8CEA53 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #8CEA53 is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 140, 234, and 83, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 97deg with 78% saturation and 62% 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 0.6505, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 46.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.01:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8CEA53 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#C3F4A4#000000 text · best 16.8:1#C3F4A4

#87FF3D#000000 text · best 16.4:1#87FF3D

#D8EA53#000000 text · best 15.81:1#D8EA53

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

Generated Palette

#8CEA53#8CEA53

#B053EA#B053EA

#D8EA53#D8EA53

#53EA64#53EA64

#C3F4A4#C3F4A4

#5CC819#5CC819

Color Harmonies

#B053EA#B053EA

#D8EA53#D8EA53

#53EA64#53EA64

#538CEA#538CEA

#EA538C#EA538C

Variants

#C3F4A4#C3F4A4

#5CC819#5CC819

#87FF3D#87FF3D

#91D468#91D468

#D9F3C9#D9F3C9

#A1FF66#A1FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Pistachio#93C572

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Light Green#90EE90

#8CEA53

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8CEA53

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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