HEX atlas value

#8EAA03

#8EAA03 is a cool green HEX color close to Olive. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 142, 170, 3, HSL 70, 97%, 34%, has luminance 0.3451, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#8EAA03 Sample readable text

HEX #8EAA03

RGB rgb(142, 170, 3)

HSL hsl(70 97% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 98, 33)

Luminance 0.3451

Contrast Black 7.9:1White 2.66:1

CSS

--color-8eaa03: #8EAA03;
.background-8eaa03 { background-color: #8EAA03; }
.text-8eaa03 { color: #8EAA03; }

Luminance0.3451

Black text7.9:1AA Pass

White text2.66:1AA 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":"#8EAA03","rgb":[142,170,3],"hsl":[70,97,34],"cmyk":[16,0,98,33],"luminance":0.3451,"contrast":{"black":7.9,"white":2.66}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.9,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.66,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4FB0E","hex":"#D4FB0E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.6,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#1F03AB","hex":"#1F03AB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.66,"contrastWhite":12.65,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#435001","hex":"#435001","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.39,"contrastWhite":8.8,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#90AD00","hex":"#90AD00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.16,"contrastWhite":2.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Olive adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8eaa03.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1F03AB","analogous":["#AB7303","#3BAB03"],"triadic":["#038FAB","#AB038F"],"tetradic":["#03AB73","#1F03AB","#AB033B"],"splitComplementary":["#033BAB","#7303AB"],"monochromatic":["#D4FB0E","#8EAA03","#435001"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D4FB0E","dark":"#435001","saturated":"#90AD00","desaturated":"#829816","pastel":"#D0EC41","neon":"#B2D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":44.37341546466758},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":46.10856753359401},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":55.072679252057455},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":55.072679252057455},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":55.89275444992848}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8EAA03

#8EAA03 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #8EAA03 is visually closest to Olive, a named yellow color with HEX #808000.

The RGB channels are 142, 170, and 3, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 70deg with 97% saturation and 34% 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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.3451, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 44.37, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.9:1AA Pass

White text2.66:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8EAA03 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.9:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.66:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4FB0E#000000 text · best 17.6:1#D4FB0E

#1F03AB#FFFFFF text · best 12.65:1#1F03AB

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

#435001#FFFFFF text · best 8.8:1#435001

#90AD00#000000 text · best 8.16:1#90AD00

Generated Palette

#8EAA03#8EAA03

#1F03AB#1F03AB

#AB7303#AB7303

#3BAB03#3BAB03

#D4FB0E#D4FB0E

#435001#435001

Color Harmonies

#1F03AB#1F03AB

#AB7303#AB7303

#3BAB03#3BAB03

#038FAB#038FAB

#AB038F#AB038F

Variants

#D4FB0E#D4FB0E

#435001#435001

#90AD00#90AD00

#829816#829816

#D0EC41#D0EC41

#B2D600#B2D600

Nearest Named Colors

Olive#808000

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

#8EAA03

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8EAA03

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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