HEX atlas value

#96C28E

#96C28E is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 150, 194, 142, HSL 111, 30%, 66%, has luminance 0.4702, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#96C28E Sample readable text

HEX #96C28E

RGB rgb(150, 194, 142)

HSL hsl(111 30% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(23, 0, 27, 24)

Luminance 0.4702

Contrast Black 10.4:1White 2.02:1

CSS

--color-96c28e: #96C28E;
.background-96c28e { background-color: #96C28E; }
.text-96c28e { color: #96C28E; }

Luminance0.4702

Black text10.4:1AA Pass

White text2.02:1AA 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":"#96C28E","rgb":[150,194,142],"hsl":[111,30,66],"cmyk":[23,0,27,24],"luminance":0.4702,"contrast":{"black":10.4,"white":2.02}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.4,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.02,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CEE2CA","hex":"#CEE2CA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.36,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#89D57B","hex":"#89D57B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.87,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B0C28E","hex":"#B0C28E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.95,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.81,"contrastWhite":1.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8EC2A0","hex":"#8EC2A0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.37,"contrastWhite":2.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Dark Sea Green 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/96c28e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BB8EC2","analogous":["#B0C28E","#8EC2A0"],"triadic":["#8E96C2","#C28E96"],"tetradic":["#8EB0C2","#BB8EC2","#C2A08E"],"splitComplementary":["#A08EC2","#C28EB0"],"monochromatic":["#CEE2CA","#96C28E","#619F56"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CEE2CA","dark":"#619F56","saturated":"#89D57B","desaturated":"#A3AFA1","pastel":"#E6EBE5","neon":"#8EFF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":9.273618495495704},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":20.615528128088304},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":20.71231517720798},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":20.808652046684813},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":25.495097567963924}]

HEX meaning and use

About #96C28E

#96C28E is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #96C28E is visually closest to Dark Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #8FBC8F.

The RGB channels are 150, 194, and 142, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 111deg with 30% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.4702, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.27, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.4:1AA Pass

White text2.02:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #96C28E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.4:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.02:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CEE2CA#000000 text · best 15.36:1#CEE2CA

#89D57B#000000 text · best 11.87:1#89D57B

#B0C28E#000000 text · best 10.95:1#B0C28E

Lichen#000000 text · best 10.81:1#9BC4A2

#8EC2A0#000000 text · best 10.37:1#8EC2A0

Generated Palette

#96C28E#96C28E

#BB8EC2#BB8EC2

#B0C28E#B0C28E

#8EC2A0#8EC2A0

#CEE2CA#CEE2CA

#619F56#619F56

Color Harmonies

#BB8EC2#BB8EC2

#B0C28E#B0C28E

#8EC2A0#8EC2A0

#8E96C2#8E96C2

#C28E96#C28E96

Variants

#CEE2CA#CEE2CA

#619F56#619F56

#89D57B#89D57B

#A3AFA1#A3AFA1

#E6EBE5#E6EBE5

#8EFF7A#8EFF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Willow Green#A8B88F

Lichen#9BC4A2

Sage Green#9CAF88

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

#96C28E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #96C28E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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