HEX atlas value

#8CFA05

#8CFA05 is a cool green HEX color close to Chartreuse. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 140, 250, 5, HSL 87, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.7396, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#8CFA05 Sample readable text

HEX #8CFA05

RGB rgb(140, 250, 5)

HSL hsl(87 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(44, 0, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.7396

Contrast Black 15.79:1White 1.33:1

CSS

--color-8cfa05: #8CFA05;
.background-8cfa05 { background-color: #8CFA05; }
.text-8cfa05 { color: #8CFA05; }

Luminance0.7396

Black text15.79:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA 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":"#8CFA05","rgb":[140,250,5],"hsl":[87,96,50],"cmyk":[44,0,98,2],"luminance":0.7396,"contrast":{"black":15.79,"white":1.33}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.33,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.87,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FAEE05","hex":"#FAEE05","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.3,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B5FC5F","hex":"#B5FC5F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.05,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#8CFF00","hex":"#8CFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.42,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Chartreuse 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/8cfa05.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chartreuse.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lawn-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7305FA","analogous":["#FAEE05","#11FA05"],"triadic":["#058CFA","#FA058C"],"tetradic":["#05FAEE","#7305FA","#FA0511"],"splitComplementary":["#0511FA","#EE05FA"],"monochromatic":["#B5FC5F","#8CFA05","#59A003"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B5FC5F","dark":"#59A003","saturated":"#8CFF00","desaturated":"#89DE21","pastel":"#C4F38C","neon":"#9FFF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chartreuse","name":"Chartreuse","hex":"#7FFF00","distance":14.798648586948742},{"slug":"lawn-green","name":"Lawn Green","hex":"#7CFC00","distance":16.881943016134134},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":53.646994324006634},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":63.26136261573884},{"slug":"electric-lime","name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","distance":64.389440128021}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8CFA05

#8CFA05 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #8CFA05 is visually closest to Chartreuse, a named green color with HEX #7FFF00.

The RGB channels are 140, 250, and 5, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 87deg with 96% saturation and 50% 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 0.7396, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.79:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8CFA05 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.79:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.33:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Electric Lime#000000 text · best 17.87:1#CCFF00

#FAEE05#000000 text · best 17.3:1#FAEE05

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

#B5FC5F#000000 text · best 17.05:1#B5FC5F

#8CFF00#000000 text · best 16.42:1#8CFF00

Generated Palette

#8CFA05#8CFA05

#7305FA#7305FA

#FAEE05#FAEE05

#11FA05#11FA05

#B5FC5F#B5FC5F

#59A003#59A003

Color Harmonies

#7305FA#7305FA

#FAEE05#FAEE05

#11FA05#11FA05

#058CFA#058CFA

#FA058C#FA058C

Variants

#B5FC5F#B5FC5F

#59A003#59A003

#8CFF00#8CFF00

#89DE21#89DE21

#C4F38C#C4F38C

#9FFF29#9FFF29

Nearest Named Colors

Chartreuse#7FFF00

Lawn Green#7CFC00

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Electric Lime#CCFF00

#8CFA05

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8CFA05

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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