HEX atlas value

#A8E147

#A8E147 is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 168, 225, 71, HSL 82, 72%, 58%, has luminance 0.6263, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#A8E147 Sample readable text

HEX #A8E147

RGB rgb(168, 225, 71)

HSL hsl(82 72% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(25, 0, 68, 12)

Luminance 0.6263

Contrast Black 13.53:1White 1.55:1

CSS

--color-a8e147: #A8E147;
.background-a8e147 { background-color: #A8E147; }
.text-a8e147 { color: #A8E147; }

Luminance0.6263

Black text13.53:1AA Pass

White text1.55:1AA 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":"#A8E147","rgb":[168,225,71],"hsl":[82,72,58],"cmyk":[25,0,68,12],"luminance":0.6263,"contrast":{"black":13.53,"white":1.55}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.53,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.55,"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":"#AFF92F","hex":"#AFF92F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.41,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CEEE96","hex":"#CEEE96","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.29,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E1CC47","hex":"#E1CC47","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.93,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Yellow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a8e147.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7F47E1","analogous":["#E1CC47","#5BE147"],"triadic":["#47A8E1","#E147A8"],"tetradic":["#47E1CC","#7F47E1","#E1475B"],"splitComplementary":["#475BE1","#CC47E1"],"monochromatic":["#CEEE96","#A8E147","#7AAF1D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CEEE96","dark":"#7AAF1D","saturated":"#AFF92F","desaturated":"#A2C95E","pastel":"#DAECBB","neon":"#BFFF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":32.202484376209235},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":38.742741255621034},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":46.54030511288038},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":47.01063709417264},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":55.44366510251645}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A8E147

#A8E147 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #A8E147 is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 168, 225, and 71, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 82deg with 72% saturation and 58% 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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6263, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.53:1AA Pass

White text1.55:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A8E147 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.53:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.55:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#AFF92F#000000 text · best 16.41:1#AFF92F

#CEEE96#000000 text · best 16.29:1#CEEE96

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#E1CC47#000000 text · best 12.93:1#E1CC47

Generated Palette

#A8E147#A8E147

#7F47E1#7F47E1

#E1CC47#E1CC47

#5BE147#5BE147

#CEEE96#CEEE96

#7AAF1D#7AAF1D

Color Harmonies

#7F47E1#7F47E1

#E1CC47#E1CC47

#5BE147#5BE147

#47A8E1#47A8E1

#E147A8#E147A8

Variants

#CEEE96#CEEE96

#7AAF1D#7AAF1D

#AFF92F#AFF92F

#A2C95E#A2C95E

#DAECBB#DAECBB

#BFFF52#BFFF52

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Pear#D1E231

Peridot#B4C424

Pistachio#93C572

#A8E147

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A8E147

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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