HEX atlas value

#9FCE97

#9FCE97 is a cool green HEX color close to Lichen. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 159, 206, 151, HSL 111, 36%, 70%, has luminance 0.5375, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#9FCE97 Sample readable text

HEX #9FCE97

RGB rgb(159, 206, 151)

HSL hsl(111 36% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(23, 0, 27, 19)

Luminance 0.5375

Contrast Black 11.75:1White 1.79:1

CSS

--color-9fce97: #9FCE97;
.background-9fce97 { background-color: #9FCE97; }
.text-9fce97 { color: #9FCE97; }

Luminance0.5375

Black text11.75:1AA Pass

White text1.79:1AA 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":"#9FCE97","rgb":[159,206,151],"hsl":[111,36,70],"cmyk":[23,0,27,19],"luminance":0.5375,"contrast":{"black":11.75,"white":1.79}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.75,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9EBD5","hex":"#D9EBD5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.79,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#93DF86","hex":"#93DF86","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.14,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BBCE97","hex":"#BBCE97","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.39,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#97CEAA","hex":"#97CEAA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.72,"contrastWhite":1.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Lichen 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/9fce97.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C697CE","analogous":["#BBCE97","#97CEAA"],"triadic":["#979FCE","#CE979F"],"tetradic":["#97BBCE","#C697CE","#CEAA97"],"splitComplementary":["#AA97CE","#CE97BB"],"monochromatic":["#D9EBD5","#9FCE97","#66B159"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D9EBD5","dark":"#66B159","saturated":"#93DF86","desaturated":"#ABBDA8","pastel":"#F0F5F0","neon":"#A0FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":15.394804318340652},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":23.15167380558045},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":25.079872407968907},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":25.37715508089904},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":33.25657829663178}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9FCE97

#9FCE97 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #9FCE97 is visually closest to Lichen, a named green color with HEX #9BC4A2.

The RGB channels are 159, 206, and 151, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 111deg with 36% 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 0.5375, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.75:1AA Pass

White text1.79:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9FCE97 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.75:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.79:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9EBD5#000000 text · best 16.79:1#D9EBD5

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#93DF86#000000 text · best 13.14:1#93DF86

#BBCE97#000000 text · best 12.39:1#BBCE97

#97CEAA#000000 text · best 11.72:1#97CEAA

Generated Palette

#9FCE97#9FCE97

#C697CE#C697CE

#BBCE97#BBCE97

#97CEAA#97CEAA

#D9EBD5#D9EBD5

#66B159#66B159

Color Harmonies

#C697CE#C697CE

#BBCE97#BBCE97

#97CEAA#97CEAA

#979FCE#979FCE

#CE979F#CE979F

Variants

#D9EBD5#D9EBD5

#66B159#66B159

#93DF86#93DF86

#ABBDA8#ABBDA8

#F0F5F0#F0F5F0

#A0FF8F#A0FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Lichen#9BC4A2

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Willow Green#A8B88F

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Celadon#ACE1AF

#9FCE97

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9FCE97

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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