HEX atlas value

#9EB3A5

#9EB3A5 is a cool green HEX color close to Laurel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 158, 179, 165, HSL 140, 12%, 66%, has luminance 0.4223, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#9EB3A5 Sample readable text

HEX #9EB3A5

RGB rgb(158, 179, 165)

HSL hsl(140 12% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 8, 30)

Luminance 0.4223

Contrast Black 9.45:1White 2.22:1

CSS

--color-9eb3a5: #9EB3A5;
.background-9eb3a5 { background-color: #9EB3A5; }
.text-9eb3a5 { color: #9EB3A5; }

Luminance0.4223

Black text9.45:1AA Pass

White text2.22:1AA 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":"#9EB3A5","rgb":[158,179,165],"hsl":[140,12,66],"cmyk":[12,0,8,30],"luminance":0.4223,"contrast":{"black":9.45,"white":2.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.45,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.22,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D1DBD5","hex":"#D1DBD5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.8,"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":"#8BC69E","hex":"#8BC69E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.67,"contrastWhite":1.97,"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":"#9EB3AF","hex":"#9EB3AF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.52,"contrastWhite":2.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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/9eb3a5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-grey.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B39EAC","analogous":["#A1B39E","#9EB3AF"],"triadic":["#A59EB3","#B3A59E"],"tetradic":["#9EA1B3","#B39EAC","#B3AF9E"],"splitComplementary":["#AF9EB3","#B39EA1"],"monochromatic":["#D1DBD5","#9EB3A5","#6C8976"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D1DBD5","dark":"#6C8976","saturated":"#8BC69E","desaturated":"#A8A8A8","pastel":"#E8E8E8","neon":"#7AFFA7"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":15.297058540778355},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":15.394804318340652},{"slug":"dark-grey","name":"Dark Grey","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":15.394804318340652},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":17.52141546793523},{"slug":"silver-metallic","name":"Silver Metallic","hex":"#AAA9AD","distance":17.549928774784245}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9EB3A5

#9EB3A5 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #9EB3A5 is visually closest to Laurel Green, a named green color with HEX #A9BA9D.

The RGB channels are 158, 179, and 165, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 140deg 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 0.4223, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.30, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.45:1AA Pass

White text2.22:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9EB3A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.45:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D1DBD5#000000 text · best 14.8:1#D1DBD5

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

#8BC69E#000000 text · best 10.67:1#8BC69E

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

#9EB3AF#000000 text · best 9.52:1#9EB3AF

Generated Palette

#9EB3A5#9EB3A5

#B39EAC#B39EAC

#A1B39E#A1B39E

#9EB3AF#9EB3AF

#D1DBD5#D1DBD5

#6C8976#6C8976

Color Harmonies

#B39EAC#B39EAC

#A1B39E#A1B39E

#9EB3AF#9EB3AF

#A59EB3#A59EB3

#B3A59E#B3A59E

Variants

#D1DBD5#D1DBD5

#6C8976#6C8976

#8BC69E#8BC69E

#A8A8A8#A8A8A8

#E8E8E8#E8E8E8

#7AFFA7#7AFFA7

Nearest Named Colors

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

Dark Grey#A9A9A9

Lichen#9BC4A2

Silver Metallic#AAA9AD

#9EB3A5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9EB3A5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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