HEX atlas value

#9DDDB3

#9DDDB3 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 157, 221, 179, HSL 141, 48%, 74%, has luminance 0.6214, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#9DDDB3 Sample readable text

HEX #9DDDB3

RGB rgb(157, 221, 179)

HSL hsl(141 48% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(29, 0, 19, 13)

Luminance 0.6214

Contrast Black 13.43:1White 1.56:1

CSS

--color-9dddb3: #9DDDB3;
.background-9dddb3 { background-color: #9DDDB3; }
.text-9dddb3 { color: #9DDDB3; }

Luminance0.6214

Black text13.43:1AA Pass

White text1.56:1AA 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":"#9DDDB3","rgb":[157,221,179],"hsl":[141,48,74],"cmyk":[29,0,19,13],"luminance":0.6214,"contrast":{"black":13.43,"white":1.56}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.56,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E1F4E8","hex":"#E1F4E8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.31,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#8EEBAF","hex":"#8EEBAF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.65,"contrastWhite":1.43,"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":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9DDDD3","hex":"#9DDDD3","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.72,"contrastWhite":1.53,"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/9dddb3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DD9DC6","analogous":["#A6DD9D","#9DDDD3"],"triadic":["#B39DDD","#DDB39D"],"tetradic":["#9DA6DD","#DD9DC6","#DDD39D"],"splitComplementary":["#D39DDD","#DD9DA6"],"monochromatic":["#E1F4E8","#9DDDB3","#59C57F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E1F4E8","dark":"#59C57F","saturated":"#8EEBAF","desaturated":"#ABCEB8","pastel":"#FCFDFC","neon":"#A3FFC3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":16.0312195418814},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":29.631064780058107},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":30.298514815086232},{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":31.464265445104548}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9DDDB3

#9DDDB3 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #9DDDB3 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 157, 221, and 179, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 141deg 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 0.6214, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.43:1AA Pass

White text1.56:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9DDDB3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.43:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.56:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E1F4E8#000000 text · best 18.31:1#E1F4E8

#8EEBAF#000000 text · best 14.65:1#8EEBAF

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

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#9DDDD3#000000 text · best 13.72:1#9DDDD3

Generated Palette

#9DDDB3#9DDDB3

#DD9DC6#DD9DC6

#A6DD9D#A6DD9D

#9DDDD3#9DDDD3

#E1F4E8#E1F4E8

#59C57F#59C57F

Color Harmonies

#DD9DC6#DD9DC6

#A6DD9D#A6DD9D

#9DDDD3#9DDDD3

#B39DDD#B39DDD

#DDB39D#DDB39D

Variants

#E1F4E8#E1F4E8

#59C57F#59C57F

#8EEBAF#8EEBAF

#ABCEB8#ABCEB8

#FCFDFC#FCFDFC

#A3FFC3#A3FFC3

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Seafoam#93E9BE

Opal#A8C3BC

Lichen#9BC4A2

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

#9DDDB3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9DDDB3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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