HEX atlas value

#9AEC27

#9AEC27 is a cool green HEX color close to Green Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 154, 236, 39, HSL 85, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.6701, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#9AEC27 Sample readable text

HEX #9AEC27

RGB rgb(154, 236, 39)

HSL hsl(85 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(35, 0, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.6701

Contrast Black 14.4:1White 1.46:1

CSS

--color-9aec27: #9AEC27;
.background-9aec27 { background-color: #9AEC27; }
.text-9aec27 { color: #9AEC27; }

Luminance0.6701

Black text14.4:1AA Pass

White text1.46:1AA 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":"#9AEC27","rgb":[154,236,39],"hsl":[85,84,54],"cmyk":[35,0,83,7],"luminance":0.6701,"contrast":{"black":14.4,"white":1.46}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.4,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.46,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9DFF14","hex":"#9DFF14","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.75,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C2F47C","hex":"#C2F47C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.53,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Chartreuse","hex":"#7FFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.21,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Lawn Green","hex":"#7CFC00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.78,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Green Yellow 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/9aec27.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7927EC","analogous":["#ECDC27","#38EC27"],"triadic":["#279AEC","#EC279A"],"tetradic":["#27ECDC","#7927EC","#EC2738"],"splitComplementary":["#2738EC","#DC27EC"],"monochromatic":["#C2F47C","#9AEC27","#69A90F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C2F47C","dark":"#69A90F","saturated":"#9DFF14","desaturated":"#96D241","pastel":"#D0EEA5","neon":"#AEFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":28.035691537752374},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":32.89376840679705},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":47.80167361086848},{"slug":"chartreuse","name":"Chartreuse","hex":"#7FFF00","distance":51.09794516416487},{"slug":"lawn-green","name":"Lawn Green","hex":"#7CFC00","distance":51.73973328110612}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9AEC27

#9AEC27 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #9AEC27 is visually closest to Green Yellow, a named green color with HEX #ADFF2F.

The RGB channels are 154, 236, and 39, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg with 84% saturation and 54% 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 0.6701, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.4:1AA Pass

White text1.46:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9AEC27 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.4:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.46:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#9DFF14#000000 text · best 16.75:1#9DFF14

#C2F47C#000000 text · best 16.53:1#C2F47C

Chartreuse#000000 text · best 16.21:1#7FFF00

Lawn Green#000000 text · best 15.78:1#7CFC00

Generated Palette

#9AEC27#9AEC27

#7927EC#7927EC

#ECDC27#ECDC27

#38EC27#38EC27

#C2F47C#C2F47C

#69A90F#69A90F

Color Harmonies

#7927EC#7927EC

#ECDC27#ECDC27

#38EC27#38EC27

#279AEC#279AEC

#EC279A#EC279A

Variants

#C2F47C#C2F47C

#69A90F#69A90F

#9DFF14#9DFF14

#96D241#96D241

#D0EEA5#D0EEA5

#AEFF3D#AEFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Peridot#B4C424

Chartreuse#7FFF00

Lawn Green#7CFC00

#9AEC27

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9AEC27

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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