HEX atlas value

#9FE740

#9FE740 is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 159, 231, 64, HSL 86, 78%, 58%, has luminance 0.6489, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#9FE740 Sample readable text

HEX #9FE740

RGB rgb(159, 231, 64)

HSL hsl(86 78% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(31, 0, 72, 9)

Luminance 0.6489

Contrast Black 13.98:1White 1.5:1

CSS

--color-9fe740: #9FE740;
.background-9fe740 { background-color: #9FE740; }
.text-9fe740 { color: #9FE740; }

Luminance0.6489

Black text13.98:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA 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":"#9FE740","rgb":[159,231,64],"hsl":[86,78,58],"cmyk":[31,0,72,9],"luminance":0.6489,"contrast":{"black":13.98,"white":1.5}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A2FF29","hex":"#A2FF29","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.87,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C8F292","hex":"#C8F292","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.57,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E7DC40","hex":"#E7DC40","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.71,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Yellow Green 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/9fe740.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8940E7","analogous":["#E7DC40","#4CE740"],"triadic":["#409FE7","#E7409F"],"tetradic":["#40E7DC","#8940E7","#E7404C"],"splitComplementary":["#404CE7","#DC40E7"],"monochromatic":["#C8F292","#9FE740","#71B616"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C8F292","dark":"#71B616","saturated":"#A2FF29","desaturated":"#9CD058","pastel":"#D7EFB8","neon":"#B4FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":29.949958263743873},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":32.57299494980466},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":49.49747468305833},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":52.44044240850758},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":57.73214009544424}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9FE740

#9FE740 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #9FE740 is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 159, 231, and 64, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 86deg with 78% 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 0.6489, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.98:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9FE740 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.98:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#A2FF29#000000 text · best 16.87:1#A2FF29

#C8F292#000000 text · best 16.57:1#C8F292

#E7DC40#000000 text · best 14.71:1#E7DC40

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#9FE740#9FE740

#8940E7#8940E7

#E7DC40#E7DC40

#4CE740#4CE740

#C8F292#C8F292

#71B616#71B616

Color Harmonies

#8940E7#8940E7

#E7DC40#E7DC40

#4CE740#4CE740

#409FE7#409FE7

#E7409F#E7409F

Variants

#C8F292#C8F292

#71B616#71B616

#A2FF29#A2FF29

#9CD058#9CD058

#D7EFB8#D7EFB8

#B4FF52#B4FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Peridot#B4C424

Pear#D1E231

Acid Green#B0BF1A

#9FE740

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9FE740

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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