HEX atlas value

#99E1BD

#99E1BD is a cool green HEX color close to Seafoam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 153, 225, 189, HSL 150, 55%, 74%, has luminance 0.643, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#99E1BD Sample readable text

HEX #99E1BD

RGB rgb(153, 225, 189)

HSL hsl(150 55% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(32, 0, 16, 12)

Luminance 0.643

Contrast Black 13.86:1White 1.52:1

CSS

--color-99e1bd: #99E1BD;
.background-99e1bd { background-color: #99E1BD; }
.text-99e1bd { color: #99E1BD; }

Luminance0.643

Black text13.86:1AA Pass

White text1.52:1AA 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":"#99E1BD","rgb":[153,225,189],"hsl":[150,55,74],"cmyk":[32,0,16,12],"luminance":0.643,"contrast":{"black":13.86,"white":1.52}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.52,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFF6EB","hex":"#DFF6EB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.52,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#8AF0BD","hex":"#8AF0BD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.28,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.64,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#98E1E1","hex":"#98E1E1","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.19,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Seafoam adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/99e1bd.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-teal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E198BD","analogous":["#98E198","#98E1E1"],"triadic":["#BD98E1","#E1BD98"],"tetradic":["#9898E1","#E198BD","#E1E198"],"splitComplementary":["#E198E1","#E19898"],"monochromatic":["#DFF6EB","#99E1BD","#51CD8F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DFF6EB","dark":"#51CD8F","saturated":"#8AF0BD","desaturated":"#A7D3BD","pastel":"#FBFDFC","neon":"#A3FFD1"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":10.04987562112089},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":23.600847442411894},{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":23.62202362203543},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":33.555923471125034},{"slug":"pastel-blue","name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","distance":38.65229618017538}]

HEX meaning and use

About #99E1BD

#99E1BD is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #99E1BD is visually closest to Seafoam, a named green color with HEX #93E9BE.

The RGB channels are 153, 225, and 189, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 150deg with 55% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.643, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.86:1AA Pass

White text1.52:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #99E1BD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.86:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.52:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFF6EB#000000 text · best 18.52:1#DFF6EB

#8AF0BD#000000 text · best 15.28:1#8AF0BD

Seafoam#000000 text · best 14.64:1#93E9BE

#98E1E1#000000 text · best 14.19:1#98E1E1

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

Generated Palette

#99E1BD#99E1BD

#E198BD#E198BD

#98E198#98E198

#98E1E1#98E1E1

#DFF6EB#DFF6EB

#51CD8F#51CD8F

Color Harmonies

#E198BD#E198BD

#98E198#98E198

#98E1E1#98E1E1

#BD98E1#BD98E1

#E1BD98#E1BD98

Variants

#DFF6EB#DFF6EB

#51CD8F#51CD8F

#8AF0BD#8AF0BD

#A7D3BD#A7D3BD

#FBFDFC#FBFDFC

#A3FFD1#A3FFD1

Nearest Named Colors

Seafoam#93E9BE

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

Opal#A8C3BC

Pastel Blue#AEC6CF

#99E1BD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #99E1BD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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