HEX atlas value

#9CD73C

#9CD73C is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 156, 215, 60, HSL 83, 66%, 54%, has luminance 0.56, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#9CD73C Sample readable text

HEX #9CD73C

RGB rgb(156, 215, 60)

HSL hsl(83 66% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(27, 0, 72, 16)

Luminance 0.56

Contrast Black 12.2:1White 1.72:1

CSS

--color-9cd73c: #9CD73C;
.background-9cd73c { background-color: #9CD73C; }
.text-9cd73c { color: #9CD73C; }

Luminance0.56

Black text12.2:1AA Pass

White text1.72:1AA 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":"#9CD73C","rgb":[156,215,60],"hsl":[83,66,54],"cmyk":[27,0,72,16],"luminance":0.56,"contrast":{"black":12.2,"white":1.72}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.72,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A2F122","hex":"#A2F122","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.14,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C3E788","hex":"#C3E788","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.11,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D7C53C","hex":"#D7C53C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.94,"contrastWhite":1.76,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Yellow Green 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/9cd73c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#783CD7","analogous":["#D7C53C","#4ED73C"],"triadic":["#3C9CD7","#D73C9C"],"tetradic":["#3CD7C5","#783CD7","#D73C4E"],"splitComplementary":["#3C4ED7","#C53CD7"],"monochromatic":["#C3E788","#9CD73C","#6A981F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C3E788","dark":"#6A981F","saturated":"#A2F122","desaturated":"#96BD56","pastel":"#D0E5AE","neon":"#B5FF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":14.2828568570857},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":38.897300677553446},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":45.36518488885502},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":46.17358552246078},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":55.235857918565905}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9CD73C

#9CD73C is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #9CD73C is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 156, 215, and 60, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 83deg with 66% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.56, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.28, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.2:1AA Pass

White text1.72:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9CD73C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.72:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#A2F122#000000 text · best 15.14:1#A2F122

#C3E788#000000 text · best 15.11:1#C3E788

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#D7C53C#000000 text · best 11.94:1#D7C53C

Generated Palette

#9CD73C#9CD73C

#783CD7#783CD7

#D7C53C#D7C53C

#4ED73C#4ED73C

#C3E788#C3E788

#6A981F#6A981F

Color Harmonies

#783CD7#783CD7

#D7C53C#D7C53C

#4ED73C#4ED73C

#3C9CD7#3C9CD7

#D73C9C#D73C9C

Variants

#C3E788#C3E788

#6A981F#6A981F

#A2F122#A2F122

#96BD56#96BD56

#D0E5AE#D0E5AE

#B5FF3D#B5FF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Peridot#B4C424

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Pear#D1E231

#9CD73C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9CD73C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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