HEX atlas value

#8FA71B

#8FA71B is a cool green HEX color close to Acid Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 143, 167, 27, HSL 70, 72%, 38%, has luminance 0.3356, and belongs to the vibrant and jewel tone groups.

green cool vibrant jewel-tone

#8FA71B Sample readable text

HEX #8FA71B

RGB rgb(143, 167, 27)

HSL hsl(70 72% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(14, 0, 84, 35)

Luminance 0.3356

Contrast Black 7.71:1White 2.72:1

CSS

--color-8fa71b: #8FA71B;
.background-8fa71b { background-color: #8FA71B; }
.text-8fa71b { color: #8FA71B; }

Luminance0.3356

Black text7.71:1AA Pass

White text2.72:1AA 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":"#8FA71B","rgb":[143,167,27],"hsl":[70,72,38],"cmyk":[14,0,84,35],"luminance":0.3356,"contrast":{"black":7.71,"white":2.72}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.72,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C5E03E","hex":"#C5E03E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.11,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#321BA7","hex":"#321BA7","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.85,"contrastWhite":11.35,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","jewel tone","vibrant green","jewel tone green","Acid Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8fa71b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#321BA7","analogous":["#A7781B","#4AA71B"],"triadic":["#1B8FA7","#A71B8F"],"tetradic":["#1BA778","#321BA7","#A71B4A"],"splitComplementary":["#1B4AA7","#781BA7"],"monochromatic":["#C5E03E","#8FA71B","#4B580E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C5E03E","dark":"#4B580E","saturated":"#9EBC06","desaturated":"#819130","pastel":"#C5D66B","neon":"#C3EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":40.8166632639171},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":44.553338819890925},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":44.553338819890925},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":45.760244754590204},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":47.86439177509728}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8FA71B

#8FA71B is classified as a cool green value with vibrant and jewel tone visual character. #8FA71B is visually closest to Acid Green, a named yellow color with HEX #B0BF1A.

The RGB channels are 143, 167, and 27, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 70deg with 72% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.3356, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 40.82, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.71:1AA Pass

White text2.72:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8FA71B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.71:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.72:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C5E03E#000000 text · best 14.11:1#C5E03E

#321BA7#FFFFFF text · best 11.35:1#321BA7

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

Generated Palette

#8FA71B#8FA71B

#321BA7#321BA7

#A7781B#A7781B

#4AA71B#4AA71B

#C5E03E#C5E03E

#4B580E#4B580E

Color Harmonies

#321BA7#321BA7

#A7781B#A7781B

#4AA71B#4AA71B

#1B8FA7#1B8FA7

#A71B8F#A71B8F

Variants

#C5E03E#C5E03E

#4B580E#4B580E

#9EBC06#9EBC06

#819130#819130

#C5D66B#C5D66B

#C3EB00#C3EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Peridot#B4C424

#8FA71B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8FA71B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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