HEX atlas value

#8ED791

#8ED791 is a cool green HEX color close to Light Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 142, 215, 145, HSL 122, 48%, 70%, has luminance 0.564, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#8ED791 Sample readable text

HEX #8ED791

RGB rgb(142, 215, 145)

HSL hsl(122 48% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(34, 0, 33, 16)

Luminance 0.564

Contrast Black 12.28:1White 1.71:1

CSS

--color-8ed791: #8ED791;
.background-8ed791 { background-color: #8ED791; }
.text-8ed791 { color: #8ED791; }

Luminance0.564

Black text12.28:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA 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":"#8ED791","rgb":[142,215,145],"hsl":[122,48,70],"cmyk":[34,0,33,16],"luminance":0.564,"contrast":{"black":12.28,"white":1.71}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.71,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D2EFD3","hex":"#D2EFD3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.03,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7DE881","hex":"#7DE881","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.73,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B0D78E","hex":"#B0D78E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.96,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Light 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/8ed791.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D78ED5","analogous":["#B0D78E","#8ED7B5"],"triadic":["#908ED7","#D7908E"],"tetradic":["#8EB0D7","#D78ED5","#D7B58E"],"splitComplementary":["#B58ED7","#D78EB0"],"monochromatic":["#D2EFD3","#8ED791","#4ABF4E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2EFD3","dark":"#4ABF4E","saturated":"#7DE881","desaturated":"#9FC6A0","pastel":"#EEF6EE","neon":"#8FFF93"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":23.108440016582687},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":27.09243436828813},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":28.61817604250837},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":36.193922141707716},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":38.01315561749642}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8ED791

#8ED791 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #8ED791 is visually closest to Light Green, a named green color with HEX #90EE90.

The RGB channels are 142, 215, and 145, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 122deg with 48% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light 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 0.564, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.28:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8ED791 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.28:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.71:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D2EFD3#000000 text · best 17.03:1#D2EFD3

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

#7DE881#000000 text · best 13.73:1#7DE881

#B0D78E#000000 text · best 12.96:1#B0D78E

Generated Palette

#8ED791#8ED791

#D78ED5#D78ED5

#B0D78E#B0D78E

#8ED7B5#8ED7B5

#D2EFD3#D2EFD3

#4ABF4E#4ABF4E

Color Harmonies

#D78ED5#D78ED5

#B0D78E#B0D78E

#8ED7B5#8ED7B5

#908ED7#908ED7

#D7908E#D7908E

Variants

#D2EFD3#D2EFD3

#4ABF4E#4ABF4E

#7DE881#7DE881

#9FC6A0#9FC6A0

#EEF6EE#EEF6EE

#8FFF93#8FFF93

Nearest Named Colors

Light Green#90EE90

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Lichen#9BC4A2

Pistachio#93C572

Mint Green#98FB98

#8ED791

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8ED791

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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