HEX atlas value

#8EC297

#8EC297 is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 142, 194, 151, HSL 130, 30%, 66%, has luminance 0.4657, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#8EC297 Sample readable text

HEX #8EC297

RGB rgb(142, 194, 151)

HSL hsl(130 30% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(27, 0, 22, 24)

Luminance 0.4657

Contrast Black 10.31:1White 2.04:1

CSS

--color-8ec297: #8EC297;
.background-8ec297 { background-color: #8EC297; }
.text-8ec297 { color: #8EC297; }

Luminance0.4657

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":"#8EC297","rgb":[142,194,151],"hsl":[130,30,66],"cmyk":[27,0,22,24],"luminance":0.4657,"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":"#7BD58A","hex":"#7BD58A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.73,"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":"#8EC2B1","hex":"#8EC2B1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.5,"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/8ec297.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":"#C28EBA","analogous":["#A0C28E","#8EC2B1"],"triadic":["#978EC2","#C2978E"],"tetradic":["#8EA0C2","#C28EBA","#C2B18E"],"splitComplementary":["#B18EC2","#C28EA0"],"monochromatic":["#CAE2CE","#8EC297","#569F62"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CAE2CE","dark":"#569F62","saturated":"#7BD58A","desaturated":"#A1AFA4","pastel":"#E5EBE6","neon":"#7AFF91"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":10.04987562112089},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":17.146428199482248},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":27.964262908219126},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":28.792360097775937},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":28.982753492378876}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8EC297

#8EC297 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #8EC297 is visually closest to Dark Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #8FBC8F.

The RGB channels are 142, 194, and 151, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 130deg 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 0.4657, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.05, 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 #8EC297 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

#7BD58A#000000 text · best 11.73:1#7BD58A

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

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

#8EC2B1#000000 text · best 10.5:1#8EC2B1

Generated Palette

#8EC297#8EC297

#C28EBA#C28EBA

#A0C28E#A0C28E

#8EC2B1#8EC2B1

#CAE2CE#CAE2CE

#569F62#569F62

Color Harmonies

#C28EBA#C28EBA

#A0C28E#A0C28E

#8EC2B1#8EC2B1

#978EC2#978EC2

#C2978E#C2978E

Variants

#CAE2CE#CAE2CE

#569F62#569F62

#7BD58A#7BD58A

#A1AFA4#A1AFA4

#E5EBE6#E5EBE6

#7AFF91#7AFF91

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Lichen#9BC4A2

Sage Green#9CAF88

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Willow Green#A8B88F

#8EC297

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8EC297

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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