HEX atlas value

#9ED78E

#9ED78E is a cool green HEX color close to Light Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 158, 215, 142, HSL 107, 48%, 70%, has luminance 0.5782, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#9ED78E Sample readable text

HEX #9ED78E

RGB rgb(158, 215, 142)

HSL hsl(107 48% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(27, 0, 34, 16)

Luminance 0.5782

Contrast Black 12.56:1White 1.67:1

CSS

--color-9ed78e: #9ED78E;
.background-9ed78e { background-color: #9ED78E; }
.text-9ed78e { color: #9ED78E; }

Luminance0.5782

Black text12.56:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA 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":"#9ED78E","rgb":[158,215,142],"hsl":[107,48,70],"cmyk":[27,0,34,16],"luminance":0.5782,"contrast":{"black":12.56,"white":1.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D8EFD2","hex":"#D8EFD2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.2,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#94E87D","hex":"#94E87D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.1,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C2D78E","hex":"#C2D78E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.4,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8ED7A3","hex":"#8ED7A3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.4,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Light Green 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/9ed78e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C78ED7","analogous":["#C2D78E","#8ED7A3"],"triadic":["#8E9ED7","#D78E9E"],"tetradic":["#8EC2D7","#C78ED7","#D7A38E"],"splitComplementary":["#A38ED7","#D78EC2"],"monochromatic":["#D8EFD2","#9ED78E","#63BF4A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D8EFD2","dark":"#63BF4A","saturated":"#94E87D","desaturated":"#A7C69F","pastel":"#F0F6EE","neon":"#A7FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":27},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":27.748873851023216},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":30.903074280724887},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":32.58834147360065},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":34.45286635390443}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9ED78E

#9ED78E is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #9ED78E is visually closest to Light Green, a named green color with HEX #90EE90.

The RGB channels are 158, 215, and 142, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 107deg with 48% saturation and 70% 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 0.5782, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.56:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9ED78E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.56:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8EFD2#000000 text · best 17.2:1#D8EFD2

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

#94E87D#000000 text · best 14.1:1#94E87D

#C2D78E#000000 text · best 13.4:1#C2D78E

#8ED7A3#000000 text · best 12.4:1#8ED7A3

Generated Palette

#9ED78E#9ED78E

#C78ED7#C78ED7

#C2D78E#C2D78E

#8ED7A3#8ED7A3

#D8EFD2#D8EFD2

#63BF4A#63BF4A

Color Harmonies

#C78ED7#C78ED7

#C2D78E#C2D78E

#8ED7A3#8ED7A3

#8E9ED7#8E9ED7

#D78E9E#D78E9E

Variants

#D8EFD2#D8EFD2

#63BF4A#63BF4A

#94E87D#94E87D

#A7C69F#A7C69F

#F0F6EE#F0F6EE

#A7FF8F#A7FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Light Green#90EE90

Lichen#9BC4A2

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Willow Green#A8B88F

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

#9ED78E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9ED78E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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