HEX atlas value

#8EC2A9

#8EC2A9 is a cool green HEX color close to Lichen. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 142, 194, 169, HSL 151, 30%, 66%, has luminance 0.472, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#8EC2A9 Sample readable text

HEX #8EC2A9

RGB rgb(142, 194, 169)

HSL hsl(151 30% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(27, 0, 13, 24)

Luminance 0.472

Contrast Black 10.44:1White 2.01:1

CSS

--color-8ec2a9: #8EC2A9;
.background-8ec2a9 { background-color: #8EC2A9; }
.text-8ec2a9 { color: #8EC2A9; }

Luminance0.472

Black text10.44:1AA Pass

White text2.01:1AA 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":"#8EC2A9","rgb":[142,194,169],"hsl":[151,30,66],"cmyk":[27,0,13,24],"luminance":0.472,"contrast":{"black":10.44,"white":2.01}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.01,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CAE2D7","hex":"#CAE2D7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.37,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#7BD5AA","hex":"#7BD5AA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.94,"contrastWhite":1.76,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.2,"contrastWhite":1.88,"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":"#8EC1C2","hex":"#8EC1C2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Lichen 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/8ec2a9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C28EA7","analogous":["#8EC28F","#8EC1C2"],"triadic":["#A98EC2","#C2A98E"],"tetradic":["#8F8EC2","#C28EA7","#C1C28E"],"splitComplementary":["#C28EC1","#C28F8E"],"monochromatic":["#CAE2D7","#8EC2A9","#569F7C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CAE2D7","dark":"#569F7C","saturated":"#7BD5AA","desaturated":"#A1AFA9","pastel":"#E5EBE8","neon":"#7AFFBF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":14.89966442575134},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":26.70205984563738},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":30.610455730027933},{"slug":"cadet-gray","name":"Cadet Gray","hex":"#91A3B0","distance":31.921779399024736},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":32.218007387174026}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8EC2A9

#8EC2A9 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #8EC2A9 is visually closest to Lichen, a named green color with HEX #9BC4A2.

The RGB channels are 142, 194, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 151deg 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 0.472, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.44:1AA Pass

White text2.01:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8EC2A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.44:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.01:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CAE2D7#000000 text · best 15.37:1#CAE2D7

#7BD5AA#000000 text · best 11.94:1#7BD5AA

Opal#000000 text · best 11.2:1#A8C3BC

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

#8EC1C2#000000 text · best 10.56:1#8EC1C2

Generated Palette

#8EC2A9#8EC2A9

#C28EA7#C28EA7

#8EC28F#8EC28F

#8EC1C2#8EC1C2

#CAE2D7#CAE2D7

#569F7C#569F7C

Color Harmonies

#C28EA7#C28EA7

#8EC28F#8EC28F

#8EC1C2#8EC1C2

#A98EC2#A98EC2

#C2A98E#C2A98E

Variants

#CAE2D7#CAE2D7

#569F7C#569F7C

#7BD5AA#7BD5AA

#A1AFA9#A1AFA9

#E5EBE8#E5EBE8

#7AFFBF#7AFFBF

Nearest Named Colors

Lichen#9BC4A2

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Cadet Gray#91A3B0

Opal#A8C3BC

#8EC2A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8EC2A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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