HEX atlas value

#8ED7A9

#8ED7A9 is a cool green HEX color close to Lichen. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 142, 215, 169, HSL 142, 48%, 70%, has luminance 0.5722, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#8ED7A9 Sample readable text

HEX #8ED7A9

RGB rgb(142, 215, 169)

HSL hsl(142 48% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(34, 0, 21, 16)

Luminance 0.5722

Contrast Black 12.44:1White 1.69:1

CSS

--color-8ed7a9: #8ED7A9;
.background-8ed7a9 { background-color: #8ED7A9; }
.text-8ed7a9 { color: #8ED7A9; }

Luminance0.5722

Black text12.44:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA 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":"#8ED7A9","rgb":[142,215,169],"hsl":[142,48,70],"cmyk":[34,0,21,16],"luminance":0.5722,"contrast":{"black":12.44,"white":1.69}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.69,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D2EFDC","hex":"#D2EFDC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"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":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.64,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7DE8A4","hex":"#7DE8A4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.95,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Lichen 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/8ed7a9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D78EBC","analogous":["#98D78E","#8ED7CD"],"triadic":["#A98ED7","#D7A98E"],"tetradic":["#8E98D7","#D78EBC","#D7CD8E"],"splitComplementary":["#CD8ED7","#D78E98"],"monochromatic":["#D2EFDC","#8ED7A9","#4ABF75"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2EFDC","dark":"#4ABF75","saturated":"#7DE8A4","desaturated":"#9FC6AD","pastel":"#EEF6F1","neon":"#8FFFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":24.06241883103193},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":28.106938645110393},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":32.18695387886216},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":34.02939905434711},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":37.49666651850535}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8ED7A9

#8ED7A9 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #8ED7A9 is visually closest to Lichen, a named green color with HEX #9BC4A2.

The RGB channels are 142, 215, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 142deg 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 0.5722, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.44:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8ED7A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.44:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.69:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D2EFDC#000000 text · best 17.12:1#D2EFDC

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

Seafoam#000000 text · best 14.64:1#93E9BE

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#7DE8A4#000000 text · best 13.95:1#7DE8A4

Generated Palette

#8ED7A9#8ED7A9

#D78EBC#D78EBC

#98D78E#98D78E

#8ED7CD#8ED7CD

#D2EFDC#D2EFDC

#4ABF75#4ABF75

Color Harmonies

#D78EBC#D78EBC

#98D78E#98D78E

#8ED7CD#8ED7CD

#A98ED7#A98ED7

#D7A98E#D7A98E

Variants

#D2EFDC#D2EFDC

#4ABF75#4ABF75

#7DE8A4#7DE8A4

#9FC6AD#9FC6AD

#EEF6F1#EEF6F1

#8FFFB8#8FFFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Lichen#9BC4A2

Seafoam#93E9BE

Celadon#ACE1AF

Light Green#90EE90

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

#8ED7A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8ED7A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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