HEX atlas value

#9FC94A

#9FC94A is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 159, 201, 74, HSL 80, 54%, 54%, has luminance 0.4964, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#9FC94A Sample readable text

HEX #9FC94A

RGB rgb(159, 201, 74)

HSL hsl(80 54% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(21, 0, 63, 21)

Luminance 0.4964

Contrast Black 10.93:1White 1.92:1

CSS

--color-9fc94a: #9FC94A;
.background-9fc94a { background-color: #9FC94A; }
.text-9fc94a { color: #9FC94A; }

Luminance0.4964

Black text10.93:1AA Pass

White text1.92:1AA 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":"#9FC94A","rgb":[159,201,74],"hsl":[80,54,54],"cmyk":[21,0,63,21],"luminance":0.4964,"contrast":{"black":10.93,"white":1.92}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.92,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C4DE91","hex":"#C4DE91","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.2,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A7E331","hex":"#A7E331","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.68,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Yellow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9fc94a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#754AC9","analogous":["#C9B44A","#5FC94A"],"triadic":["#4A9FC9","#C94A9F"],"tetradic":["#4AC9B4","#754AC9","#C94A5F"],"splitComplementary":["#4A5FC9","#B44AC9"],"monochromatic":["#C4DE91","#9FC94A","#6C8D2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C4DE91","dark":"#6C8D2A","saturated":"#A7E331","desaturated":"#96AF64","pastel":"#D0DEB5","neon":"#BEFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":24.839484696748443},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":41.95235392680606},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":42.1070065428546},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":42.1070065428546},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":43.70354676682432}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9FC94A

#9FC94A is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #9FC94A is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 159, 201, and 74, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 80deg with 54% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4964, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.84, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.93:1AA Pass

White text1.92:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9FC94A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.93:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.92:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C4DE91#000000 text · best 14.2:1#C4DE91

#A7E331#000000 text · best 13.68:1#A7E331

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Pistachio#000000 text · best 10.47:1#93C572

Generated Palette

#9FC94A#9FC94A

#754AC9#754AC9

#C9B44A#C9B44A

#5FC94A#5FC94A

#C4DE91#C4DE91

#6C8D2A#6C8D2A

Color Harmonies

#754AC9#754AC9

#C9B44A#C9B44A

#5FC94A#5FC94A

#4A9FC9#4A9FC9

#C94A9F#C94A9F

Variants

#C4DE91#C4DE91

#6C8D2A#6C8D2A

#A7E331#A7E331

#96AF64#96AF64

#D0DEB5#D0DEB5

#BEFF3D#BEFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Pistachio#93C572

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Peridot#B4C424

#9FC94A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9FC94A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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