HEX atlas value

#9ACA21

#9ACA21 is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 154, 202, 33, HSL 77, 72%, 46%, has luminance 0.4922, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#9ACA21 Sample readable text

HEX #9ACA21

RGB rgb(154, 202, 33)

HSL hsl(77 72% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(24, 0, 84, 21)

Luminance 0.4922

Contrast Black 10.84:1White 1.94:1

CSS

--color-9aca21: #9ACA21;
.background-9aca21 { background-color: #9ACA21; }
.text-9aca21 { color: #9ACA21; }

Luminance0.4922

Black text10.84:1AA Pass

White text1.94:1AA 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":"#9ACA21","rgb":[154,202,33],"hsl":[77,72,46],"cmyk":[24,0,84,21],"luminance":0.4922,"contrast":{"black":10.84,"white":1.94}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.94,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C0E561","hex":"#C0E561","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.62,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A5E407","hex":"#A5E407","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.7,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"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/9aca21.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5121CA","analogous":["#CAA521","#45CA21"],"triadic":["#219ACA","#CA219A"],"tetradic":["#21CAA5","#5121CA","#CA2145"],"splitComplementary":["#2145CA","#A521CA"],"monochromatic":["#C0E561","#9ACA21","#5E7B14"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C0E561","dark":"#5E7B14","saturated":"#A5E407","desaturated":"#8FB03B","pastel":"#C7DF8B","neon":"#BDFF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":17.26267650163207},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":26.851443164195103},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":55.80322571321482},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":55.80322571321482}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9ACA21

#9ACA21 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #9ACA21 is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 154, 202, and 33, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 77deg with 72% saturation and 46% 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 0.4922, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.26, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.84:1AA Pass

White text1.94:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9ACA21 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.84:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.94:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C0E561#000000 text · best 14.62:1#C0E561

#A5E407#000000 text · best 13.7:1#A5E407

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

Generated Palette

#9ACA21#9ACA21

#5121CA#5121CA

#CAA521#CAA521

#45CA21#45CA21

#C0E561#C0E561

#5E7B14#5E7B14

Color Harmonies

#5121CA#5121CA

#CAA521#CAA521

#45CA21#45CA21

#219ACA#219ACA

#CA219A#CA219A

Variants

#C0E561#C0E561

#5E7B14#5E7B14

#A5E407#A5E407

#8FB03B#8FB03B

#C7DF8B#C7DF8B

#BDFF14#BDFF14

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#9ACA21

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9ACA21

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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