HEX atlas value

#9EB3A8

#9EB3A8 is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 158, 179, 168, HSL 149, 12%, 66%, has luminance 0.4234, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#9EB3A8 Sample readable text

HEX #9EB3A8

RGB rgb(158, 179, 168)

HSL hsl(149 12% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 6, 30)

Luminance 0.4234

Contrast Black 9.47:1White 2.22:1

CSS

--color-9eb3a8: #9EB3A8;
.background-9eb3a8 { background-color: #9EB3A8; }
.text-9eb3a8 { color: #9EB3A8; }

Luminance0.4234

Black text9.47:1AA 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":"#9EB3A8","rgb":[158,179,168],"hsl":[149,12,66],"cmyk":[12,0,6,30],"luminance":0.4234,"contrast":{"black":9.47,"white":2.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.47,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.22,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D1DBD6","hex":"#D1DBD6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8BC6A7","hex":"#8BC6A7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.73,"contrastWhite":1.96,"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":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.56,"contrastWhite":2.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9EB3B2","hex":"#9EB3B2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.54,"contrastWhite":2.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Dark Gray 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/9eb3a8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-grey.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver-metallic.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B39EA9","analogous":["#9EB39E","#9EB3B2"],"triadic":["#A89EB3","#B3A89E"],"tetradic":["#9E9EB3","#B39EA9","#B3B29E"],"splitComplementary":["#B29EB3","#B39E9E"],"monochromatic":["#D1DBD6","#9EB3A8","#6C897A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D1DBD6","dark":"#6C897A","saturated":"#8BC6A7","desaturated":"#A8A8A8","pastel":"#E8E8E8","neon":"#7AFFBA"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":14.89966442575134},{"slug":"dark-grey","name":"Dark Grey","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":14.89966442575134},{"slug":"silver-metallic","name":"Silver Metallic","hex":"#AAA9AD","distance":16.401219466856727},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":16.55294535724685},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":17.05872210923198}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9EB3A8

#9EB3A8 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #9EB3A8 is visually closest to Dark Gray, a named gray color with HEX #A9A9A9.

The RGB channels are 158, 179, and 168, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 149deg 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 0.4234, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.47:1AA 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 #9EB3A8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.47:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D1DBD6#000000 text · best 14.81:1#D1DBD6

#8BC6A7#000000 text · best 10.73:1#8BC6A7

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

Galvanized Steel#000000 text · best 9.56:1#A9B0B4

#9EB3B2#000000 text · best 9.54:1#9EB3B2

Generated Palette

#9EB3A8#9EB3A8

#B39EA9#B39EA9

#9EB39E#9EB39E

#9EB3B2#9EB3B2

#D1DBD6#D1DBD6

#6C897A#6C897A

Color Harmonies

#B39EA9#B39EA9

#9EB39E#9EB39E

#9EB3B2#9EB3B2

#A89EB3#A89EB3

#B3A89E#B3A89E

Variants

#D1DBD6#D1DBD6

#6C897A#6C897A

#8BC6A7#8BC6A7

#A8A8A8#A8A8A8

#E8E8E8#E8E8E8

#7AFFBA#7AFFBA

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

Dark Grey#A9A9A9

Silver Metallic#AAA9AD

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

#9EB3A8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9EB3A8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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