HEX atlas value

#9BDC89

#9BDC89 is a cool green HEX color close to Light Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 155, 220, 137, HSL 107, 54%, 70%, has luminance 0.5996, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#9BDC89 Sample readable text

HEX #9BDC89

RGB rgb(155, 220, 137)

HSL hsl(107 54% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(30, 0, 38, 14)

Luminance 0.5996

Contrast Black 12.99:1White 1.62:1

CSS

--color-9bdc89: #9BDC89;
.background-9bdc89 { background-color: #9BDC89; }
.text-9bdc89 { color: #9BDC89; }

Luminance0.5996

Black text12.99:1AA Pass

White text1.62:1AA 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":"#9BDC89","rgb":[155,220,137],"hsl":[107,54,70],"cmyk":[30,0,38,14],"luminance":0.5996,"contrast":{"black":12.99,"white":1.62}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.62,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D7F1D0","hex":"#D7F1D0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.38,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#92ED78","hex":"#92ED78","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.61,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C4DC89","hex":"#C4DC89","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.95,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Light Green 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/9bdc89.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CA89DC","analogous":["#C4DC89","#89DCA1"],"triadic":["#899BDC","#DC899B"],"tetradic":["#89C4DC","#CA89DC","#DCA189"],"splitComplementary":["#A189DC","#DC89C4"],"monochromatic":["#D7F1D0","#9BDC89","#5FC743"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D7F1D0","dark":"#5FC743","saturated":"#92ED78","desaturated":"#A5CB9A","pastel":"#EFF7ED","neon":"#A7FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":22.22611077089287},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":33.49626844888845},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":34.56877203488721},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":34.56877203488721},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":34.655446902326915}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9BDC89

#9BDC89 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #9BDC89 is visually closest to Light Green, a named green color with HEX #90EE90.

The RGB channels are 155, 220, and 137, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 107deg with 54% saturation and 70% 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 0.5996, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.23, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.99:1AA Pass

White text1.62:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9BDC89 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.99:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.62:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D7F1D0#000000 text · best 17.38:1#D7F1D0

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

#92ED78#000000 text · best 14.61:1#92ED78

#C4DC89#000000 text · best 13.95:1#C4DC89

Generated Palette

#9BDC89#9BDC89

#CA89DC#CA89DC

#C4DC89#C4DC89

#89DCA1#89DCA1

#D7F1D0#D7F1D0

#5FC743#5FC743

Color Harmonies

#CA89DC#CA89DC

#C4DC89#C4DC89

#89DCA1#89DCA1

#899BDC#899BDC

#DC899B#DC899B

Variants

#D7F1D0#D7F1D0

#5FC743#5FC743

#92ED78#92ED78

#A5CB9A#A5CB9A

#EFF7ED#EFF7ED

#A7FF8F#A7FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Light Green#90EE90

Pistachio#93C572

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Lichen#9BC4A2

#9BDC89

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9BDC89

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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