HEX atlas value

#A8E76A

#A8E76A is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 168, 231, 106, HSL 90, 72%, 66%, has luminance 0.6652, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#A8E76A Sample readable text

HEX #A8E76A

RGB rgb(168, 231, 106)

HSL hsl(90 72% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(27, 0, 54, 9)

Luminance 0.6652

Contrast Black 14.3:1White 1.47:1

CSS

--color-a8e76a: #A8E76A;
.background-a8e76a { background-color: #A8E76A; }
.text-a8e76a { color: #A8E76A; }

Luminance0.6652

Black text14.3:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA 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":"#A8E76A","rgb":[168,231,106],"hsl":[90,72,66],"cmyk":[27,0,54,9],"luminance":0.6652,"contrast":{"black":14.3,"white":1.47}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.47,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D6F4B9","hex":"#D6F4B9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.5,"contrastWhite":1.2,"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":"#A8FA57","hex":"#A8FA57","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.48,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E7E76A","hex":"#E7E76A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.04,"contrastWhite":1.31,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Pistachio 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/a8e76a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A86AE7","analogous":["#E7E76A","#6AE76A"],"triadic":["#6AA8E7","#E76AA8"],"tetradic":["#6AE7E7","#A86AE7","#E76A6A"],"splitComplementary":["#6A6AE7","#E76AE7"],"monochromatic":["#D6F4B9","#A8E76A","#7AD322"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D6F4B9","dark":"#7AD322","saturated":"#A8FA57","desaturated":"#A8D47D","pastel":"#E8F5DB","neon":"#BDFF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":40.755367744629666},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":45.48626166217664},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":52.40229002629561},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":52.64978632435273},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":52.64978632435273}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A8E76A

#A8E76A is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #A8E76A is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 168, 231, and 106, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 90deg with 72% saturation and 66% 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 0.6652, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 40.76, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.3:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A8E76A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.3:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D6F4B9#000000 text · best 17.5:1#D6F4B9

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

#A8FA57#000000 text · best 16.48:1#A8FA57

#E7E76A#000000 text · best 16.04:1#E7E76A

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

Generated Palette

#A8E76A#A8E76A

#A86AE7#A86AE7

#E7E76A#E7E76A

#6AE76A#6AE76A

#D6F4B9#D6F4B9

#7AD322#7AD322

Color Harmonies

#A86AE7#A86AE7

#E7E76A#E7E76A

#6AE76A#6AE76A

#6AA8E7#6AA8E7

#E76AA8#E76AA8

Variants

#D6F4B9#D6F4B9

#7AD322#7AD322

#A8FA57#A8FA57

#A8D47D#A8D47D

#E8F5DB#E8F5DB

#BDFF7A#BDFF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Light Green#90EE90

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

#A8E76A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A8E76A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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