HEX atlas value

#9BF3C5

#9BF3C5 is a cool green HEX color close to Seafoam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 155, 243, 197, HSL 149, 79%, 78%, has luminance 0.751, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#9BF3C5 Sample readable text

HEX #9BF3C5

RGB rgb(155, 243, 197)

HSL hsl(149 79% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(36, 0, 19, 5)

Luminance 0.751

Contrast Black 16.02:1White 1.31:1

CSS

--color-9bf3c5: #9BF3C5;
.background-9bf3c5 { background-color: #9BF3C5; }
.text-9bf3c5 { color: #9BF3C5; }

Luminance0.751

Black text16.02:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA 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":"#9BF3C5","rgb":[155,243,197],"hsl":[149,79,78],"cmyk":[36,0,19,5],"luminance":0.751,"contrast":{"black":16.02,"white":1.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.02,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.31,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EDFDF5","hex":"#EDFDF5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.97,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#8FFFC5","hex":"#8FFFC5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.28,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Aquamarine","hex":"#7FFFD4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.16,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9BF3F2","hex":"#9BF3F2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.5,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9CF39B","hex":"#9CF39B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.71,"contrastWhite":1.34,"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/9bf3c5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-teal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#F39BC8","analogous":["#9CF39B","#9BF3F2"],"triadic":["#C59BF3","#F3C59B"],"tetradic":["#9B9CF3","#F39BC8","#F3F29B"],"splitComplementary":["#F29BF3","#F39B9C"],"monochromatic":["#EDFDF5","#9BF3C5","#48EA96"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDFDF5","dark":"#48EA96","saturated":"#8FFFC5","desaturated":"#A7E7C6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFDA"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":14.594519519326424},{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":30.23243291566195},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":33.12099032335839},{"slug":"aquamarine","name":"Aquamarine","hex":"#7FFFD4","distance":33.95585369269929},{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":41.12177038990418}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9BF3C5

#9BF3C5 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #9BF3C5 is visually closest to Seafoam, a named green color with HEX #93E9BE.

The RGB channels are 155, 243, and 197, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 149deg 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 0.751, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.59, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.02:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9BF3C5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.02:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EDFDF5#000000 text · best 19.97:1#EDFDF5

#8FFFC5#000000 text · best 17.28:1#8FFFC5

Aquamarine#000000 text · best 17.16:1#7FFFD4

#9BF3F2#000000 text · best 16.5:1#9BF3F2

#9CF39B#000000 text · best 15.71:1#9CF39B

Generated Palette

#9BF3C5#9BF3C5

#F39BC8#F39BC8

#9CF39B#9CF39B

#9BF3F2#9BF3F2

#EDFDF5#EDFDF5

#48EA96#48EA96

Color Harmonies

#F39BC8#F39BC8

#9CF39B#9CF39B

#9BF3F2#9BF3F2

#C59BF3#C59BF3

#F3C59B#F3C59B

Variants

#EDFDF5#EDFDF5

#48EA96#48EA96

#8FFFC5#8FFFC5

#A7E7C6#A7E7C6

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFDA#B8FFDA

Nearest Named Colors

Seafoam#93E9BE

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

Celadon#ACE1AF

Aquamarine#7FFFD4

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

#9BF3C5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9BF3C5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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