HEX atlas value

#9EF20D

#9EF20D is a cool green HEX color close to Chartreuse. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 158, 242, 13, HSL 82, 90%, 50%, has luminance 0.708, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#9EF20D Sample readable text

HEX #9EF20D

RGB rgb(158, 242, 13)

HSL hsl(82 90% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(35, 0, 95, 5)

Luminance 0.708

Contrast Black 15.16:1White 1.39:1

CSS

--color-9ef20d: #9EF20D;
.background-9ef20d { background-color: #9EF20D; }
.text-9ef20d { color: #9EF20D; }

Luminance0.708

Black text15.16:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA 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":"#9EF20D","rgb":[158,242,13],"hsl":[82,90,50],"cmyk":[35,0,95,5],"luminance":0.708,"contrast":{"black":15.16,"white":1.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.39,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.87,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A1FF00","hex":"#A1FF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.82,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C1F764","hex":"#C1F764","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Chartreuse","hex":"#7FFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.21,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Chartreuse adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9ef20d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chartreuse.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lawn-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#610DF2","analogous":["#F2D40D","#2BF20D"],"triadic":["#0D9EF2","#F20D9E"],"tetradic":["#0DF2D4","#610DF2","#F20D2B"],"splitComplementary":["#0D2BF2","#D40DF2"],"monochromatic":["#C1F764","#9EF20D","#659B08"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C1F764","dark":"#659B08","saturated":"#A1FF00","desaturated":"#97D629","pastel":"#CCEF8F","neon":"#B0FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chartreuse","name":"Chartreuse","hex":"#7FFF00","distance":36.0416425818802},{"slug":"lawn-green","name":"Lawn Green","hex":"#7CFC00","distance":37.749172176353746},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":39.370039370059054},{"slug":"electric-lime","name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","distance":49.53786430600334},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":52.478567053607705}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9EF20D

#9EF20D is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #9EF20D is visually closest to Chartreuse, a named green color with HEX #7FFF00.

The RGB channels are 158, 242, and 13, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 82deg with 90% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.708, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 36.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.16:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9EF20D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.16:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.39:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Electric Lime#000000 text · best 17.87:1#CCFF00

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#A1FF00#000000 text · best 16.82:1#A1FF00

#C1F764#000000 text · best 16.76:1#C1F764

Chartreuse#000000 text · best 16.21:1#7FFF00

Generated Palette

#9EF20D#9EF20D

#610DF2#610DF2

#F2D40D#F2D40D

#2BF20D#2BF20D

#C1F764#C1F764

#659B08#659B08

Color Harmonies

#610DF2#610DF2

#F2D40D#F2D40D

#2BF20D#2BF20D

#0D9EF2#0D9EF2

#F20D9E#F20D9E

Variants

#C1F764#C1F764

#659B08#659B08

#A1FF00#A1FF00

#97D629#97D629

#CCEF8F#CCEF8F

#B0FF29#B0FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Chartreuse#7FFF00

Lawn Green#7CFC00

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Electric Lime#CCFF00

Yellow Green#9ACD32

#9EF20D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9EF20D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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