HEX atlas value

#9EFB2D

#9EFB2D is a cool green HEX color close to Green Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 158, 251, 45, HSL 87, 96%, 58%, has luminance 0.7645, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#9EFB2D Sample readable text

HEX #9EFB2D

RGB rgb(158, 251, 45)

HSL hsl(87 96% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(37, 0, 82, 2)

Luminance 0.7645

Contrast Black 16.29:1White 1.29:1

CSS

--color-9efb2d: #9EFB2D;
.background-9efb2d { background-color: #9EFB2D; }
.text-9efb2d { color: #9EFB2D; }

Luminance0.7645

Black text16.29:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA 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":"#9EFB2D","rgb":[158,251,45],"hsl":[87,96,58],"cmyk":[37,0,82,2],"luminance":0.7645,"contrast":{"black":16.29,"white":1.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C8FD87","hex":"#C8FD87","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.86,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FBF02D","hex":"#FBF02D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.6,"contrastWhite":1.19,"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":"#9FFF29","hex":"#9FFF29","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.81,"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","Green Yellow 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/9efb2d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chartreuse.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8A2DFB","analogous":["#FBF02D","#37FB2D"],"triadic":["#2D9EFB","#FB2D9E"],"tetradic":["#2DFBF0","#8A2DFB","#FB2D37"],"splitComplementary":["#2D37FB","#F02DFB"],"monochromatic":["#C8FD87","#9EFB2D","#70C804"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C8FD87","dark":"#70C804","saturated":"#9FFF29","desaturated":"#9CE345","pastel":"#D7F7B1","neon":"#B1FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":15.652475842498529},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":46.44351407893249},{"slug":"chartreuse","name":"Chartreuse","hex":"#7FFF00","distance":54.7905101272109},{"slug":"lawn-green","name":"Lawn Green","hex":"#7CFC00","distance":56.40921910468182},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":56.938563381947034}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9EFB2D

#9EFB2D is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #9EFB2D is visually closest to Green Yellow, a named green color with HEX #ADFF2F.

The RGB channels are 158, 251, and 45, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 87deg with 96% saturation and 58% 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 0.7645, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.29:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9EFB2D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.29:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C8FD87#000000 text · best 17.86:1#C8FD87

#FBF02D#000000 text · best 17.6:1#FBF02D

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

#9FFF29#000000 text · best 16.81:1#9FFF29

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

Generated Palette

#9EFB2D#9EFB2D

#8A2DFB#8A2DFB

#FBF02D#FBF02D

#37FB2D#37FB2D

#C8FD87#C8FD87

#70C804#70C804

Color Harmonies

#8A2DFB#8A2DFB

#FBF02D#FBF02D

#37FB2D#37FB2D

#2D9EFB#2D9EFB

#FB2D9E#FB2D9E

Variants

#C8FD87#C8FD87

#70C804#70C804

#9FFF29#9FFF29

#9CE345#9CE345

#D7F7B1#D7F7B1

#B1FF52#B1FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Chartreuse#7FFF00

Lawn Green#7CFC00

Pear#D1E231

#9EFB2D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9EFB2D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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