HEX atlas value

#8FBC2F

#8FBC2F is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 143, 188, 47, HSL 79, 60%, 46%, has luminance 0.4201, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#8FBC2F Sample readable text

HEX #8FBC2F

RGB rgb(143, 188, 47)

HSL hsl(79 60% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(24, 0, 75, 26)

Luminance 0.4201

Contrast Black 9.4:1White 2.23:1

CSS

--color-8fbc2f: #8FBC2F;
.background-8fbc2f { background-color: #8FBC2F; }
.text-8fbc2f { color: #8FBC2F; }

Luminance0.4201

Black text9.4:1AA Pass

White text2.23:1AA 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":"#8FBC2F","rgb":[143,188,47],"hsl":[79,60,46],"cmyk":[24,0,75,26],"luminance":0.4201,"contrast":{"black":9.4,"white":2.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.4,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B7DA6C","hex":"#B7DA6C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.26,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#99D515","hex":"#99D515","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.88,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"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","earth tone","earth tone green","Yellow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8fbc2f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5B2FBC","analogous":["#BCA22F","#49BC2F"],"triadic":["#2F8FBC","#BC2F8F"],"tetradic":["#2FBCA2","#5B2FBC","#BC2F49"],"splitComplementary":["#2F49BC","#A22FBC"],"monochromatic":["#B7DA6C","#8FBC2F","#57721D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B7DA6C","dark":"#57721D","saturated":"#99D515","desaturated":"#86A249","pastel":"#C1D694","neon":"#B5FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":20.46948949045872},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":39.230090491866065},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":39.42080668885405},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":47.843494855622744},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":47.843494855622744}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8FBC2F

#8FBC2F is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #8FBC2F is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 143, 188, and 47, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 79deg with 60% saturation and 46% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4201, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.47, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.4:1AA Pass

White text2.23:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8FBC2F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.4:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B7DA6C#000000 text · best 13.26:1#B7DA6C

#99D515#000000 text · best 11.88:1#99D515

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

#8FBC2F#8FBC2F

#5B2FBC#5B2FBC

#BCA22F#BCA22F

#49BC2F#49BC2F

#B7DA6C#B7DA6C

#57721D#57721D

Color Harmonies

#5B2FBC#5B2FBC

#BCA22F#BCA22F

#49BC2F#49BC2F

#2F8FBC#2F8FBC

#BC2F8F#BC2F8F

Variants

#B7DA6C#B7DA6C

#57721D#57721D

#99D515#99D515

#86A249#86A249

#C1D694#C1D694

#B5FF14#B5FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#8FBC2F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8FBC2F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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