HEX atlas value

#8ED42B

#8ED42B is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 142, 212, 43, HSL 85, 66%, 50%, has luminance 0.5301, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#8ED42B Sample readable text

HEX #8ED42B

RGB rgb(142, 212, 43)

HSL hsl(85 66% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(33, 0, 80, 17)

Luminance 0.5301

Contrast Black 11.6:1White 1.81:1

CSS

--color-8ed42b: #8ED42B;
.background-8ed42b { background-color: #8ED42B; }
.text-8ed42b { color: #8ED42B; }

Luminance0.5301

Black text11.6:1AA Pass

White text1.81:1AA 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":"#8ED42B","rgb":[142,212,43],"hsl":[85,66,50],"cmyk":[33,0,80,17],"luminance":0.5301,"contrast":{"black":11.6,"white":1.81}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.81,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#92F00F","hex":"#92F00F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.69,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B6E378","hex":"#B6E378","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.25,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D4C62B","hex":"#D4C62B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.91,"contrastWhite":1.76,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Yellow 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/8ed42b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#712BD4","analogous":["#D4C62B","#39D42B"],"triadic":["#2B8ED4","#D42B8E"],"tetradic":["#2BD4C6","#712BD4","#D42B39"],"splitComplementary":["#2B39D4","#C62BD4"],"monochromatic":["#B6E378","#8ED42B","#5B871C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B6E378","dark":"#5B871C","saturated":"#92F00F","desaturated":"#89B847","pastel":"#C5E09F","neon":"#A6FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":15.556349186104045},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":41.82104733265297},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":43.42810150121693},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":46.10856753359401},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":53.16013544000805}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8ED42B

#8ED42B is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #8ED42B is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 142, 212, and 43, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg with 66% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.5301, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.6:1AA Pass

White text1.81:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8ED42B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.6:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.81:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#92F00F#000000 text · best 14.69:1#92F00F

#B6E378#000000 text · best 14.25:1#B6E378

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

#D4C62B#000000 text · best 11.91:1#D4C62B

Generated Palette

#8ED42B#8ED42B

#712BD4#712BD4

#D4C62B#D4C62B

#39D42B#39D42B

#B6E378#B6E378

#5B871C#5B871C

Color Harmonies

#712BD4#712BD4

#D4C62B#D4C62B

#39D42B#39D42B

#2B8ED4#2B8ED4

#D42B8E#D42B8E

Variants

#B6E378#B6E378

#5B871C#5B871C

#92F00F#92F00F

#89B847#89B847

#C5E09F#C5E09F

#A6FF29#A6FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

#8ED42B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8ED42B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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