HEX atlas value

#8EC296

#8EC296 is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 142, 194, 150, HSL 129, 30%, 66%, has luminance 0.4654, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#8EC296 Sample readable text

HEX #8EC296

RGB rgb(142, 194, 150)

HSL hsl(129 30% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(27, 0, 23, 24)

Luminance 0.4654

Contrast Black 10.31:1White 2.04:1

CSS

--color-8ec296: #8EC296;
.background-8ec296 { background-color: #8EC296; }
.text-8ec296 { color: #8EC296; }

Luminance0.4654

Black text10.31:1AA Pass

White text2.04:1AA 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":"#8EC296","rgb":[142,194,150],"hsl":[129,30,66],"cmyk":[27,0,23,24],"luminance":0.4654,"contrast":{"black":10.31,"white":2.04}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.04,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CAE2CE","hex":"#CAE2CE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.28,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#7BD589","hex":"#7BD589","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.72,"contrastWhite":1.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.81,"contrastWhite":1.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A0C28E","hex":"#A0C28E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.6,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8EC2B0","hex":"#8EC2B0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.49,"contrastWhite":2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Dark Sea Green 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/8ec296.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C28EBB","analogous":["#A0C28E","#8EC2B0"],"triadic":["#968EC2","#C2968E"],"tetradic":["#8EA0C2","#C28EBB","#C2B08E"],"splitComplementary":["#B08EC2","#C28EA0"],"monochromatic":["#CAE2CE","#8EC296","#569F61"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CAE2CE","dark":"#569F61","saturated":"#7BD589","desaturated":"#A1AFA3","pastel":"#E5EBE6","neon":"#7AFF8E"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":9.273618495495704},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":17.804493814764857},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":27.440845468024488},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":28.722813232690143},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":29.017236257093817}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8EC296

#8EC296 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #8EC296 is visually closest to Dark Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #8FBC8F.

The RGB channels are 142, 194, and 150, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 129deg with 30% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.4654, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.27, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.31:1AA Pass

White text2.04:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8EC296 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.04:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CAE2CE#000000 text · best 15.28:1#CAE2CE

#7BD589#000000 text · best 11.72:1#7BD589

Lichen#000000 text · best 10.81:1#9BC4A2

#A0C28E#000000 text · best 10.6:1#A0C28E

#8EC2B0#000000 text · best 10.49:1#8EC2B0

Generated Palette

#8EC296#8EC296

#C28EBB#C28EBB

#A0C28E#A0C28E

#8EC2B0#8EC2B0

#CAE2CE#CAE2CE

#569F61#569F61

Color Harmonies

#C28EBB#C28EBB

#A0C28E#A0C28E

#8EC2B0#8EC2B0

#968EC2#968EC2

#C2968E#C2968E

Variants

#CAE2CE#CAE2CE

#569F61#569F61

#7BD589#7BD589

#A1AFA3#A1AFA3

#E5EBE6#E5EBE6

#7AFF8E#7AFF8E

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Lichen#9BC4A2

Sage Green#9CAF88

Willow Green#A8B88F

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

#8EC296

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8EC296

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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