HEX atlas value

#9DDDBB

#9DDDBB is a cool green HEX color close to Seafoam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 157, 221, 187, HSL 148, 48%, 74%, has luminance 0.6247, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#9DDDBB Sample readable text

HEX #9DDDBB

RGB rgb(157, 221, 187)

HSL hsl(148 48% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(29, 0, 15, 13)

Luminance 0.6247

Contrast Black 13.49:1White 1.56:1

CSS

--color-9dddbb: #9DDDBB;
.background-9dddbb { background-color: #9DDDBB; }
.text-9dddbb { color: #9DDDBB; }

Luminance0.6247

Black text13.49:1AA 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":"#9DDDBB","rgb":[157,221,187],"hsl":[148,48,74],"cmyk":[29,0,15,13],"luminance":0.6247,"contrast":{"black":13.49,"white":1.56}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.56,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E1F4EA","hex":"#E1F4EA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.33,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#8EEBBA","hex":"#8EEBBA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.74,"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":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9DDDDA","hex":"#9DDDDA","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.79,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Seafoam 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/9dddbb.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-teal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DD9DBF","analogous":["#9FDD9D","#9DDDDA"],"triadic":["#BB9DDD","#DDBB9D"],"tetradic":["#9D9FDD","#DD9DBF","#DDDA9D"],"splitComplementary":["#DA9DDD","#DD9D9F"],"monochromatic":["#E1F4EA","#9DDDBB","#59C58B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E1F4EA","dark":"#59C58B","saturated":"#8EEBBA","desaturated":"#ABCEBC","pastel":"#FCFDFC","neon":"#A3FFCE"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":15.905973720586866},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":19.621416870348583},{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":23.62202362203543},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":28.24889378365107},{"slug":"pastel-blue","name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","distance":34.899856733230294}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9DDDBB

#9DDDBB is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #9DDDBB is visually closest to Seafoam, a named green color with HEX #93E9BE.

The RGB channels are 157, 221, and 187, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 148deg 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 0.6247, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.91, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.49:1AA 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 #9DDDBB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.56:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E1F4EA#000000 text · best 18.33:1#E1F4EA

#8EEBBA#000000 text · best 14.74:1#8EEBBA

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

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#9DDDDA#000000 text · best 13.79:1#9DDDDA

Generated Palette

#9DDDBB#9DDDBB

#DD9DBF#DD9DBF

#9FDD9D#9FDD9D

#9DDDDA#9DDDDA

#E1F4EA#E1F4EA

#59C58B#59C58B

Color Harmonies

#DD9DBF#DD9DBF

#9FDD9D#9FDD9D

#9DDDDA#9DDDDA

#BB9DDD#BB9DDD

#DDBB9D#DDBB9D

Variants

#E1F4EA#E1F4EA

#59C58B#59C58B

#8EEBBA#8EEBBA

#ABCEBC#ABCEBC

#FCFDFC#FCFDFC

#A3FFCE#A3FFCE

Nearest Named Colors

Seafoam#93E9BE

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

Opal#A8C3BC

Pastel Blue#AEC6CF

#9DDDBB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9DDDBB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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