HEX atlas value

#9BE605

#9BE605 is a cool green HEX color close to Chartreuse. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 155, 230, 5, HSL 80, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.6357, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#9BE605 Sample readable text

HEX #9BE605

RGB rgb(155, 230, 5)

HSL hsl(80 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(33, 0, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.6357

Contrast Black 13.71:1White 1.53:1

CSS

--color-9be605: #9BE605;
.background-9be605 { background-color: #9BE605; }
.text-9be605 { color: #9BE605; }

Luminance0.6357

Black text13.71:1AA Pass

White text1.53:1AA 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":"#9BE605","rgb":[155,230,5],"hsl":[80,96,46],"cmyk":[33,0,98,10],"luminance":0.6357,"contrast":{"black":13.71,"white":1.53}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.53,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C1FB4B","hex":"#C1FB4B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.17,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"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"]},{"name":"#9CEB00","hex":"#9CEB00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.3,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Chartreuse 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/9be605.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chartreuse.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lawn-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5005E6","analogous":["#E6C005","#2AE605"],"triadic":["#059BE6","#E6059B"],"tetradic":["#05E6C0","#5005E6","#E6052A"],"splitComplementary":["#052AE6","#C005E6"],"monochromatic":["#C1FB4B","#9BE605","#5E8C03"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C1FB4B","dark":"#5E8C03","saturated":"#9CEB00","desaturated":"#92CC1E","pastel":"#C9F179","neon":"#B1FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chartreuse","name":"Chartreuse","hex":"#7FFF00","distance":37.86819245752297},{"slug":"lawn-green","name":"Lawn Green","hex":"#7CFC00","distance":38.34057902536163},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":49.02040391510457},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":51.487862647424},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":52.08646657242167}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9BE605

#9BE605 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #9BE605 is visually closest to Chartreuse, a named green color with HEX #7FFF00.

The RGB channels are 155, 230, and 5, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 80deg with 96% 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 0.6357, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 37.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.71:1AA Pass

White text1.53:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9BE605 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.71:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.53:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C1FB4B#000000 text · best 17.17:1#C1FB4B

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

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

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

#9CEB00#000000 text · best 14.3:1#9CEB00

Generated Palette

#9BE605#9BE605

#5005E6#5005E6

#E6C005#E6C005

#2AE605#2AE605

#C1FB4B#C1FB4B

#5E8C03#5E8C03

Color Harmonies

#5005E6#5005E6

#E6C005#E6C005

#2AE605#2AE605

#059BE6#059BE6

#E6059B#E6059B

Variants

#C1FB4B#C1FB4B

#5E8C03#5E8C03

#9CEB00#9CEB00

#92CC1E#92CC1E

#C9F179#C9F179

#B1FF14#B1FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Chartreuse#7FFF00

Lawn Green#7CFC00

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

#9BE605

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9BE605

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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