HEX atlas value

#9CBB81

#9CBB81 is a cool green HEX color close to Sage Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 156, 187, 129, HSL 92, 30%, 62%, has luminance 0.4419, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#9CBB81 Sample readable text

HEX #9CBB81

RGB rgb(156, 187, 129)

HSL hsl(92 30% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(17, 0, 31, 27)

Luminance 0.4419

Contrast Black 9.84:1White 2.13:1

CSS

--color-9cbb81: #9CBB81;
.background-9cbb81 { background-color: #9CBB81; }
.text-9cbb81 { color: #9CBB81; }

Luminance0.4419

Black text9.84:1AA Pass

White text2.13:1AA 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":"#9CBB81","rgb":[156,187,129],"hsl":[92,30,62],"cmyk":[17,0,31,27],"luminance":0.4419,"contrast":{"black":9.84,"white":2.13}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.13,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CBDBBD","hex":"#CBDBBD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.41,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9BD06C","hex":"#9BD06C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.63,"contrastWhite":1.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B9BB81","hex":"#B9BB81","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.49,"contrastWhite":2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Sage Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9cbb81.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A081BB","analogous":["#B9BB81","#81BB83"],"triadic":["#819CBB","#BB819C"],"tetradic":["#81B9BB","#A081BB","#BB8381"],"splitComplementary":["#8381BB","#BB81B9"],"monochromatic":["#CBDBBD","#9CBB81","#6E924F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CBDBBD","dark":"#6E924F","saturated":"#9BD06C","desaturated":"#9EA696","pastel":"#DEE3D9","neon":"#ADFF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":13.892443989449804},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":18.681541692269406},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":19.131126469708992},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":20.149441679609886},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":27.53179979587241}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9CBB81

#9CBB81 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #9CBB81 is visually closest to Sage Green, a named green color with HEX #9CAF88.

The RGB channels are 156, 187, and 129, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 92deg with 30% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4419, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.89, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.84:1AA Pass

White text2.13:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9CBB81 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.84:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.13:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CBDBBD#000000 text · best 14.41:1#CBDBBD

#9BD06C#000000 text · best 11.63:1#9BD06C

#B9BB81#000000 text · best 10.49:1#B9BB81

Pistachio#000000 text · best 10.47:1#93C572

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

Generated Palette

#9CBB81#9CBB81

#A081BB#A081BB

#B9BB81#B9BB81

#81BB83#81BB83

#CBDBBD#CBDBBD

#6E924F#6E924F

Color Harmonies

#A081BB#A081BB

#B9BB81#B9BB81

#81BB83#81BB83

#819CBB#819CBB

#BB819C#BB819C

Variants

#CBDBBD#CBDBBD

#6E924F#6E924F

#9BD06C#9BD06C

#9EA696#9EA696

#DEE3D9#DEE3D9

#ADFF66#ADFF66

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Green#9CAF88

Willow Green#A8B88F

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Pistachio#93C572

Sage Gray#B2AC88

#9CBB81

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9CBB81

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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