HEX atlas value

#9CC9AF

#9CC9AF is a cool green HEX color close to Lichen. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 156, 201, 175, HSL 145, 29%, 70%, has luminance 0.5194, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#9CC9AF Sample readable text

HEX #9CC9AF

RGB rgb(156, 201, 175)

HSL hsl(145 29% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(22, 0, 13, 21)

Luminance 0.5194

Contrast Black 11.39:1White 1.84:1

CSS

--color-9cc9af: #9CC9AF;
.background-9cc9af { background-color: #9CC9AF; }
.text-9cc9af { color: #9CC9AF; }

Luminance0.5194

Black text11.39:1AA Pass

White text1.84:1AA 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":"#9CC9AF","rgb":[156,201,175],"hsl":[145,29,70],"cmyk":[22,0,13,21],"luminance":0.5194,"contrast":{"black":11.39,"white":1.84}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.84,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D8E9DF","hex":"#D8E9DF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.64,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#8BDAAC","hex":"#8BDAAC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.72,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9CC9C5","hex":"#9CC9C5","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.57,"contrastWhite":1.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A0C99C","hex":"#A0C99C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.33,"contrastWhite":1.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.2,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Lichen 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/9cc9af.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C99CB6","analogous":["#A0C99C","#9CC9C5"],"triadic":["#AF9CC9","#C9AF9C"],"tetradic":["#9CA0C9","#C99CB6","#C9C59C"],"splitComplementary":["#C59CC9","#C99CA0"],"monochromatic":["#D8E9DF","#9CC9AF","#61A87F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D8E9DF","dark":"#61A87F","saturated":"#8BDAAC","desaturated":"#ADB8B2","pastel":"#F0F4F2","neon":"#8FFFBE"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":13.96424004376894},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":18.681541692269406},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":25.317977802344327},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":26.795522013948524},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":28.61817604250837}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9CC9AF

#9CC9AF is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #9CC9AF is visually closest to Lichen, a named green color with HEX #9BC4A2.

The RGB channels are 156, 201, and 175, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 145deg with 29% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.5194, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.96, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.39:1AA Pass

White text1.84:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9CC9AF needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.39:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.84:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8E9DF#000000 text · best 16.64:1#D8E9DF

#8BDAAC#000000 text · best 12.72:1#8BDAAC

#9CC9C5#000000 text · best 11.57:1#9CC9C5

#A0C99C#000000 text · best 11.33:1#A0C99C

Opal#000000 text · best 11.2:1#A8C3BC

Generated Palette

#9CC9AF#9CC9AF

#C99CB6#C99CB6

#A0C99C#A0C99C

#9CC9C5#9CC9C5

#D8E9DF#D8E9DF

#61A87F#61A87F

Color Harmonies

#C99CB6#C99CB6

#A0C99C#A0C99C

#9CC9C5#9CC9C5

#AF9CC9#AF9CC9

#C9AF9C#C9AF9C

Variants

#D8E9DF#D8E9DF

#61A87F#61A87F

#8BDAAC#8BDAAC

#ADB8B2#ADB8B2

#F0F4F2#F0F4F2

#8FFFBE#8FFFBE

Nearest Named Colors

Lichen#9BC4A2

Opal#A8C3BC

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

#9CC9AF

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9CC9AF

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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