HEX atlas value

#9DDDA5

#9DDDA5 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 157, 221, 165, HSL 128, 48%, 74%, has luminance 0.616, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#9DDDA5 Sample readable text

HEX #9DDDA5

RGB rgb(157, 221, 165)

HSL hsl(128 48% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(29, 0, 25, 13)

Luminance 0.616

Contrast Black 13.32:1White 1.58:1

CSS

--color-9ddda5: #9DDDA5;
.background-9ddda5 { background-color: #9DDDA5; }
.text-9ddda5 { color: #9DDDA5; }

Luminance0.616

Black text13.32:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA 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":"#9DDDA5","rgb":[157,221,165],"hsl":[128,48,74],"cmyk":[29,0,25,13],"luminance":0.616,"contrast":{"black":13.32,"white":1.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E1F4E3","hex":"#E1F4E3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.25,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.64,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8EEB9B","hex":"#8EEB9B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.51,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Celadon 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/9ddda5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DD9DD4","analogous":["#B4DD9D","#9DDDC5"],"triadic":["#A59DDD","#DDA59D"],"tetradic":["#9DB4DD","#DD9DD4","#DDC59D"],"splitComplementary":["#C59DDD","#DD9DB4"],"monochromatic":["#E1F4E3","#9DDDA5","#59C567"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E1F4E3","dark":"#59C567","saturated":"#8EEB9B","desaturated":"#ABCEB0","pastel":"#FCFDFC","neon":"#A3FFAF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":18.466185312619388},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":25.25866188063018},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":29.478805945967352},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":29.9833287011299},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":33.075670817082454}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9DDDA5

#9DDDA5 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #9DDDA5 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 157, 221, and 165, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 128deg with 48% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 0.616, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.47, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.32:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9DDDA5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.32:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E1F4E3#000000 text · best 18.25:1#E1F4E3

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

Seafoam#000000 text · best 14.64:1#93E9BE

#8EEB9B#000000 text · best 14.51:1#8EEB9B

Generated Palette

#9DDDA5#9DDDA5

#DD9DD4#DD9DD4

#B4DD9D#B4DD9D

#9DDDC5#9DDDC5

#E1F4E3#E1F4E3

#59C567#59C567

Color Harmonies

#DD9DD4#DD9DD4

#B4DD9D#B4DD9D

#9DDDC5#9DDDC5

#A59DDD#A59DDD

#DDA59D#DDA59D

Variants

#E1F4E3#E1F4E3

#59C567#59C567

#8EEB9B#8EEB9B

#ABCEB0#ABCEB0

#FCFDFC#FCFDFC

#A3FFAF#A3FFAF

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Lichen#9BC4A2

Seafoam#93E9BE

Light Green#90EE90

Mint Green#98FB98

#9DDDA5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9DDDA5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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