HEX atlas value

#84CD9F

#84CD9F is a cool green HEX color close to Lichen. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 132, 205, 159, HSL 142, 42%, 66%, has luminance 0.5107, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#84CD9F Sample readable text

HEX #84CD9F

RGB rgb(132, 205, 159)

HSL hsl(142 42% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(36, 0, 22, 20)

Luminance 0.5107

Contrast Black 11.21:1White 1.87:1

CSS

--color-84cd9f: #84CD9F;
.background-84cd9f { background-color: #84CD9F; }
.text-84cd9f { color: #84CD9F; }

Luminance0.5107

Black text11.21:1AA Pass

White text1.87:1AA 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":"#84CD9F","rgb":[132,205,159],"hsl":[142,42,66],"cmyk":[36,0,22,20],"luminance":0.5107,"contrast":{"black":11.21,"white":1.87}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.21,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.87,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C5E7D2","hex":"#C5E7D2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.74,"contrastWhite":1.33,"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":"#71E09A","hex":"#71E09A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.83,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#84CDC3","hex":"#84CDC3","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.5,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8ECD84","hex":"#8ECD84","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.22,"contrastWhite":1.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Lichen adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/84cd9f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-aquamarine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CD84B2","analogous":["#8ECD84","#84CDC3"],"triadic":["#9F84CD","#CD9F84"],"tetradic":["#848ECD","#CD84B2","#CDC384"],"splitComplementary":["#C384CD","#CD848E"],"monochromatic":["#C5E7D2","#84CD9F","#47AE6D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C5E7D2","dark":"#47AE6D","saturated":"#71E09A","desaturated":"#97BAA4","pastel":"#E2EEE6","neon":"#7AFFAB"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":24.879710609249457},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":25.80697580112788},{"slug":"medium-aquamarine","name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","distance":31.953090617340916},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":38.18376618407357},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":41.641325627314025}]

HEX meaning and use

About #84CD9F

#84CD9F is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #84CD9F is visually closest to Lichen, a named green color with HEX #9BC4A2.

The RGB channels are 132, 205, and 159, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 142deg with 42% saturation and 66% 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 0.5107, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.21:1AA Pass

White text1.87:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #84CD9F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.21:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.87:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C5E7D2#000000 text · best 15.74:1#C5E7D2

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

#71E09A#000000 text · best 12.83:1#71E09A

#84CDC3#000000 text · best 11.5:1#84CDC3

#8ECD84#000000 text · best 11.22:1#8ECD84

Generated Palette

#84CD9F#84CD9F

#CD84B2#CD84B2

#8ECD84#8ECD84

#84CDC3#84CDC3

#C5E7D2#C5E7D2

#47AE6D#47AE6D

Color Harmonies

#CD84B2#CD84B2

#8ECD84#8ECD84

#84CDC3#84CDC3

#9F84CD#9F84CD

#CD9F84#CD9F84

Variants

#C5E7D2#C5E7D2

#47AE6D#47AE6D

#71E09A#71E09A

#97BAA4#97BAA4

#E2EEE6#E2EEE6

#7AFFAB#7AFFAB

Nearest Named Colors

Lichen#9BC4A2

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA

Light Green#90EE90

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

#84CD9F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #84CD9F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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