HEX atlas value

#8DEC9A

#8DEC9A is a cool green HEX color close to Light Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 141, 236, 154, HSL 128, 71%, 74%, has luminance 0.6799, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#8DEC9A Sample readable text

HEX #8DEC9A

RGB rgb(141, 236, 154)

HSL hsl(128 71% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(40, 0, 35, 7)

Luminance 0.6799

Contrast Black 14.6:1White 1.44:1

CSS

--color-8dec9a: #8DEC9A;
.background-8dec9a { background-color: #8DEC9A; }
.text-8dec9a { color: #8DEC9A; }

Luminance0.6799

Black text14.6:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA 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":"#8DEC9A","rgb":[141,236,154],"hsl":[128,71,74],"cmyk":[40,0,35,7],"luminance":0.6799,"contrast":{"black":14.6,"white":1.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCF9E0","hex":"#DCF9E0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.67,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.09,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#7FFA8F","hex":"#7FFA8F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.97,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B0EC8E","hex":"#B0EC8E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.23,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Light Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8dec9a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#EC8EDF","analogous":["#B0EC8E","#8EECC9"],"triadic":["#9A8EEC","#EC9A8E"],"tetradic":["#8EB0EC","#EC8EDF","#ECC98E"],"splitComplementary":["#C98EEC","#EC8EB0"],"monochromatic":["#DCF9E0","#8DEC9A","#3FDE54"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DCF9E0","dark":"#3FDE54","saturated":"#7FFA8F","desaturated":"#9CDDA5","pastel":"#FBFEFB","neon":"#A3FFAF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":10.63014581273465},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":18.708286933869708},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":18.708286933869708},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":22.045407685048602},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":36.61966684720111}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8DEC9A

#8DEC9A is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #8DEC9A is visually closest to Light Green, a named green color with HEX #90EE90.

The RGB channels are 141, 236, and 154, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 128deg with 71% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.6799, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.63, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.6:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8DEC9A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.6:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCF9E0#000000 text · best 18.67:1#DCF9E0

Mint#000000 text · best 17.09:1#98FF98

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

#7FFA8F#000000 text · best 15.97:1#7FFA8F

#B0EC8E#000000 text · best 15.23:1#B0EC8E

Generated Palette

#8DEC9A#8DEC9A

#EC8EDF#EC8EDF

#B0EC8E#B0EC8E

#8EECC9#8EECC9

#DCF9E0#DCF9E0

#3FDE54#3FDE54

Color Harmonies

#EC8EDF#EC8EDF

#B0EC8E#B0EC8E

#8EECC9#8EECC9

#9A8EEC#9A8EEC

#EC9A8E#EC9A8E

Variants

#DCF9E0#DCF9E0

#3FDE54#3FDE54

#7FFA8F#7FFA8F

#9CDDA5#9CDDA5

#FBFEFB#FBFEFB

#A3FFAF#A3FFAF

Nearest Named Colors

Light Green#90EE90

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

Seafoam#93E9BE

#8DEC9A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8DEC9A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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