HEX atlas value

#9DC889

#9DC889 is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 157, 200, 137, HSL 101, 36%, 66%, has luminance 0.5028, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#9DC889 Sample readable text

HEX #9DC889

RGB rgb(157, 200, 137)

HSL hsl(101 36% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(21, 0, 32, 22)

Luminance 0.5028

Contrast Black 11.06:1White 1.9:1

CSS

--color-9dc889: #9DC889;
.background-9dc889 { background-color: #9DC889; }
.text-9dc889 { color: #9DC889; }

Luminance0.5028

Black text11.06:1AA Pass

White text1.9:1AA 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":"#9DC889","rgb":[157,200,137],"hsl":[101,36,66],"cmyk":[21,0,32,22],"luminance":0.5028,"contrast":{"black":11.06,"white":1.9}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.9,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D1E5C8","hex":"#D1E5C8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.75,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#96DB76","hex":"#96DB76","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.69,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BCC889","hex":"#BCC889","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.76,"contrastWhite":1.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.81,"contrastWhite":1.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#89C895","hex":"#89C895","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.76,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Dark Sea 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/9dc889.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B489C8","analogous":["#BCC889","#89C895"],"triadic":["#899DC8","#C8899D"],"tetradic":["#89BCC8","#B489C8","#C89589"],"splitComplementary":["#9589C8","#C889BC"],"monochromatic":["#D1E5C8","#9DC889","#6AA64E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D1E5C8","dark":"#6AA64E","saturated":"#96DB76","desaturated":"#A4B49C","pastel":"#E6EDE3","neon":"#A4FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":19.390719429665317},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":20.322401432901575},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":25.03996805109783},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":25.25866188063018},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":25.39685019840059}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9DC889

#9DC889 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #9DC889 is visually closest to Dark Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #8FBC8F.

The RGB channels are 157, 200, and 137, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 101deg with 36% saturation and 66% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.5028, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.06:1AA Pass

White text1.9:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9DC889 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.9:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D1E5C8#000000 text · best 15.75:1#D1E5C8

#96DB76#000000 text · best 12.69:1#96DB76

#BCC889#000000 text · best 11.76:1#BCC889

Lichen#000000 text · best 10.81:1#9BC4A2

#89C895#000000 text · best 10.76:1#89C895

Generated Palette

#9DC889#9DC889

#B489C8#B489C8

#BCC889#BCC889

#89C895#89C895

#D1E5C8#D1E5C8

#6AA64E#6AA64E

Color Harmonies

#B489C8#B489C8

#BCC889#BCC889

#89C895#89C895

#899DC8#899DC8

#C8899D#C8899D

Variants

#D1E5C8#D1E5C8

#6AA64E#6AA64E

#96DB76#96DB76

#A4B49C#A4B49C

#E6EDE3#E6EDE3

#A4FF7A#A4FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Willow Green#A8B88F

Sage Green#9CAF88

Pistachio#93C572

Lichen#9BC4A2

#9DC889

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9DC889

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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