HEX atlas value

#9DA66E

#9DA66E is a cool green HEX color close to Sage Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 157, 166, 110, HSL 70, 24%, 54%, has luminance 0.3557, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#9DA66E Sample readable text

HEX #9DA66E

RGB rgb(157, 166, 110)

HSL hsl(70 24% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 34, 35)

Luminance 0.3557

Contrast Black 8.11:1White 2.59:1

CSS

--color-9da66e: #9DA66E;
.background-9da66e { background-color: #9DA66E; }
.text-9da66e { color: #9DA66E; }

Luminance0.3557

Black text8.11:1AA Pass

White text2.59:1AA 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":"#9DA66E","rgb":[157,166,110],"hsl":[70,24,54],"cmyk":[5,0,34,35],"luminance":0.3557,"contrast":{"black":8.11,"white":2.59}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.59,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C3C9A6","hex":"#C3C9A6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.23,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AEC054","hex":"#AEC054","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"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":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Sage Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9da66e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#776EA6","analogous":["#A6936E","#80A66E"],"triadic":["#6E9CA6","#A66E9C"],"tetradic":["#6EA693","#776EA6","#A66E80"],"splitComplementary":["#6E80A6","#936EA6"],"monochromatic":["#C3C9A6","#9DA66E","#6A7246"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C3C9A6","dark":"#6A7246","saturated":"#AEC054","desaturated":"#8B8C87","pastel":"#CDCEC5","neon":"#DFFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":27.53179979587241},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":32.817678162843876},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":33.95585369269929},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":34.438350715445125}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9DA66E

#9DA66E is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #9DA66E is visually closest to Sage Green, a named green color with HEX #9CAF88.

The RGB channels are 157, 166, and 110, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 70deg with 24% saturation and 54% 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.3557, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.53, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.11:1AA Pass

White text2.59:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9DA66E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.11:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.59:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C3C9A6#000000 text · best 12.23:1#C3C9A6

#AEC054#000000 text · best 10.47:1#AEC054

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

Sage Gray#000000 text · best 9.15:1#B2AC88

Sage Green#000000 text · best 8.9:1#9CAF88

Generated Palette

#9DA66E#9DA66E

#776EA6#776EA6

#A6936E#A6936E

#80A66E#80A66E

#C3C9A6#C3C9A6

#6A7246#6A7246

Color Harmonies

#776EA6#776EA6

#A6936E#A6936E

#80A66E#80A66E

#6E9CA6#6E9CA6

#A66E9C#A66E9C

Variants

#C3C9A6#C3C9A6

#6A7246#6A7246

#AEC054#AEC054

#8B8C87#8B8C87

#CDCEC5#CDCEC5

#DFFF3D#DFFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Green#9CAF88

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Pistachio#93C572

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Driftwood#A69A8D

#9DA66E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9DA66E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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