HEX atlas value

#9BB80A

#9BB80A is a cool green HEX color close to Acid Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 155, 184, 10, HSL 70, 90%, 38%, has luminance 0.4127, and belongs to the vibrant and jewel tone groups.

green cool vibrant jewel-tone

#9BB80A Sample readable text

HEX #9BB80A

RGB rgb(155, 184, 10)

HSL hsl(70 90% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 95, 28)

Luminance 0.4127

Contrast Black 9.25:1White 2.27:1

CSS

--color-9bb80a: #9BB80A;
.background-9bb80a { background-color: #9BB80A; }
.text-9bb80a { color: #9BB80A; }

Luminance0.4127

Black text9.25:1AA Pass

White text2.27:1AA 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":"#9BB80A","rgb":[155,184,10],"hsl":[70,90,38],"cmyk":[16,0,95,28],"luminance":0.4127,"contrast":{"black":9.25,"white":2.27}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.27,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D2F42A","hex":"#D2F42A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.71,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#270AB8","hex":"#270AB8","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.82,"contrastWhite":11.53,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"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","jewel tone","vibrant green","jewel tone green","Acid Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9bb80a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#270AB8","analogous":["#B87E0A","#44B80A"],"triadic":["#0A9BB8","#B80A9B"],"tetradic":["#0AB87E","#270AB8","#B80A44"],"splitComplementary":["#0A44B8","#7E0AB8"],"monochromatic":["#D2F42A","#9BB80A","#526105"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2F42A","dark":"#526105","saturated":"#A1C200","desaturated":"#8DA31F","pastel":"#D0E75A","neon":"#C3EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":27.313000567495326},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":38.01315561749642},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":45.18849411078001},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":57.810033731178535},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":62.96824596572466}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9BB80A

#9BB80A is classified as a cool green value with vibrant and jewel tone visual character. #9BB80A is visually closest to Acid Green, a named yellow color with HEX #B0BF1A.

The RGB channels are 155, 184, and 10, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 70deg with 90% saturation and 38% 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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.4127, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.31, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.25:1AA Pass

White text2.27:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9BB80A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.25:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.27:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D2F42A#000000 text · best 16.71:1#D2F42A

#270AB8#FFFFFF text · best 11.53:1#270AB8

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

#9BB80A#9BB80A

#270AB8#270AB8

#B87E0A#B87E0A

#44B80A#44B80A

#D2F42A#D2F42A

#526105#526105

Color Harmonies

#270AB8#270AB8

#B87E0A#B87E0A

#44B80A#44B80A

#0A9BB8#0A9BB8

#B80A9B#B80A9B

Variants

#D2F42A#D2F42A

#526105#526105

#A1C200#A1C200

#8DA31F#8DA31F

#D0E75A#D0E75A

#C3EB00#C3EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Olive#808000

#9BB80A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9BB80A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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