HEX atlas value

#9EB39F

#9EB39F is a cool green HEX color close to Laurel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 158, 179, 159, HSL 123, 12%, 66%, has luminance 0.4201, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#9EB39F Sample readable text

HEX #9EB39F

RGB rgb(158, 179, 159)

HSL hsl(123 12% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 11, 30)

Luminance 0.4201

Contrast Black 9.4:1White 2.23:1

CSS

--color-9eb39f: #9EB39F;
.background-9eb39f { background-color: #9EB39F; }
.text-9eb39f { color: #9EB39F; }

Luminance0.4201

Black text9.4:1AA Pass

White text2.23:1AA 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":"#9EB39F","rgb":[158,179,159],"hsl":[123,12,66],"cmyk":[12,0,11,30],"luminance":0.4201,"contrast":{"black":9.4,"white":2.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.4,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D1DBD2","hex":"#D1DBD2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.77,"contrastWhite":1.42,"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":"#8BC68E","hex":"#8BC68E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.57,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.2,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Laurel 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/9eb39f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B39EB2","analogous":["#A7B39E","#9EB3A9"],"triadic":["#9F9EB3","#B39F9E"],"tetradic":["#9EA7B3","#B39EB2","#B3A99E"],"splitComplementary":["#A99EB3","#B39EA7"],"monochromatic":["#D1DBD2","#9EB39F","#6C896D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D1DBD2","dark":"#6C896D","saturated":"#8BC68E","desaturated":"#A8A8A8","pastel":"#E8E8E8","neon":"#7AFF81"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":13.19090595827292},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":17.52141546793523},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":17.916472867168917},{"slug":"dark-grey","name":"Dark Grey","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":17.916472867168917},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":19.519221295943137}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9EB39F

#9EB39F is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #9EB39F is visually closest to Laurel Green, a named green color with HEX #A9BA9D.

The RGB channels are 158, 179, and 159, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 123deg with 12% saturation and 66% 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 0.4201, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.19, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.4:1AA Pass

White text2.23:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9EB39F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.4:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D1DBD2#000000 text · best 14.77:1#D1DBD2

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

#8BC68E#000000 text · best 10.57:1#8BC68E

Laurel Green#000000 text · best 10.2:1#A9BA9D

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

Generated Palette

#9EB39F#9EB39F

#B39EB2#B39EB2

#A7B39E#A7B39E

#9EB3A9#9EB3A9

#D1DBD2#D1DBD2

#6C896D#6C896D

Color Harmonies

#B39EB2#B39EB2

#A7B39E#A7B39E

#9EB3A9#9EB3A9

#9F9EB3#9F9EB3

#B39F9E#B39F9E

Variants

#D1DBD2#D1DBD2

#6C896D#6C896D

#8BC68E#8BC68E

#A8A8A8#A8A8A8

#E8E8E8#E8E8E8

#7AFF81#7AFF81

Nearest Named Colors

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Lichen#9BC4A2

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

Dark Grey#A9A9A9

Willow Green#A8B88F

#9EB39F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9EB39F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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