HEX atlas value

#9FEF9F

#9FEF9F is a cool green HEX color close to Mint Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 159, 239, 159, HSL 120, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.7161, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#9FEF9F Sample readable text

HEX #9FEF9F

RGB rgb(159, 239, 159)

HSL hsl(120 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(33, 0, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.7161

Contrast Black 15.32:1White 1.37:1

CSS

--color-9fef9f: #9FEF9F;
.background-9fef9f { background-color: #9FEF9F; }
.text-9fef9f { color: #9FEF9F; }

Luminance0.7161

Black text15.32:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA 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":"#9FEF9F","rgb":[159,239,159],"hsl":[120,71,78],"cmyk":[33,0,33,6],"luminance":0.7161,"contrast":{"black":15.32,"white":1.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEFCEE","hex":"#EEFCEE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.79,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.09,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#93FB93","hex":"#93FB93","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.46,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C7EF9F","hex":"#C7EF9F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.28,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Mint Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9fef9f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#EF9FEF","analogous":["#C7EF9F","#9FEFC7"],"triadic":["#9F9FEF","#EF9F9F"],"tetradic":["#9FC7EF","#EF9FEF","#EFC79F"],"splitComplementary":["#C79FEF","#EF9FC7"],"monochromatic":["#EEFCEE","#9FEF9F","#51E151"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEFCEE","dark":"#51E151","saturated":"#93FB93","desaturated":"#ABE2AB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":15.556349186104045},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":15.556349186104045},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":18.81488772222678},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":21.236760581595302},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":24.919871588754223}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9FEF9F

#9FEF9F is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #9FEF9F is visually closest to Mint Green, a named green color with HEX #98FB98.

The RGB channels are 159, 239, and 159, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 120deg with 71% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.7161, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.32:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9FEF9F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.32:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEFCEE#000000 text · best 19.79:1#EEFCEE

Mint#000000 text · best 17.09:1#98FF98

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

#93FB93#000000 text · best 16.46:1#93FB93

#C7EF9F#000000 text · best 16.28:1#C7EF9F

Generated Palette

#9FEF9F#9FEF9F

#EF9FEF#EF9FEF

#C7EF9F#C7EF9F

#9FEFC7#9FEFC7

#EEFCEE#EEFCEE

#51E151#51E151

Color Harmonies

#EF9FEF#EF9FEF

#C7EF9F#C7EF9F

#9FEFC7#9FEFC7

#9F9FEF#9F9FEF

#EF9F9F#EF9F9F

Variants

#EEFCEE#EEFCEE

#51E151#51E151

#93FB93#93FB93

#ABE2AB#ABE2AB

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFB8#B8FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

Light Green#90EE90

Celadon#ACE1AF

#9FEF9F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9FEF9F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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