HEX atlas value

#9BF3AD

#9BF3AD is a cool green HEX color close to Seafoam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 155, 243, 173, HSL 132, 79%, 78%, has luminance 0.7409, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#9BF3AD Sample readable text

HEX #9BF3AD

RGB rgb(155, 243, 173)

HSL hsl(132 79% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(36, 0, 29, 5)

Luminance 0.7409

Contrast Black 15.82:1White 1.33:1

CSS

--color-9bf3ad: #9BF3AD;
.background-9bf3ad { background-color: #9BF3AD; }
.text-9bf3ad { color: #9BF3AD; }

Luminance0.7409

Black text15.82:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA 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":"#9BF3AD","rgb":[155,243,173],"hsl":[132,79,78],"cmyk":[36,0,29,5],"luminance":0.7409,"contrast":{"black":15.82,"white":1.33}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.82,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.33,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EDFDF0","hex":"#EDFDF0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.91,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.09,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#8FFFA5","hex":"#8FFFA5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.02,"contrastWhite":1.23,"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":"#B5F39B","hex":"#B5F39B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.26,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Seafoam adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9bf3ad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#F39BE1","analogous":["#B5F39B","#9BF3D9"],"triadic":["#AC9BF3","#F3AC9B"],"tetradic":["#9BB5F3","#F39BE1","#F3D99B"],"splitComplementary":["#D99BF3","#F39BB5"],"monochromatic":["#EDFDF0","#9BF3AD","#48EA69"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDFDF0","dark":"#48EA69","saturated":"#8FFFA5","desaturated":"#A7E7B4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFC6"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":21.283796653792763},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":22.67156809750927},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":22.67156809750927},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":24.839484696748443}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9BF3AD

#9BF3AD is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #9BF3AD is visually closest to Seafoam, a named green color with HEX #93E9BE.

The RGB channels are 155, 243, and 173, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 132deg with 79% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.7409, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.28, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.82:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9BF3AD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.82:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.33:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EDFDF0#000000 text · best 19.91:1#EDFDF0

Mint#000000 text · best 17.09:1#98FF98

#8FFFA5#000000 text · best 17.02:1#8FFFA5

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

#B5F39B#000000 text · best 16.26:1#B5F39B

Generated Palette

#9BF3AD#9BF3AD

#F39BE1#F39BE1

#B5F39B#B5F39B

#9BF3D9#9BF3D9

#EDFDF0#EDFDF0

#48EA69#48EA69

Color Harmonies

#F39BE1#F39BE1

#B5F39B#B5F39B

#9BF3D9#9BF3D9

#AC9BF3#AC9BF3

#F3AC9B#F3AC9B

Variants

#EDFDF0#EDFDF0

#48EA69#48EA69

#8FFFA5#8FFFA5

#A7E7B4#A7E7B4

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFC6#B8FFC6

Nearest Named Colors

Seafoam#93E9BE

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

Celadon#ACE1AF

#9BF3AD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9BF3AD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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