HEX atlas value

#9FEFAD

#9FEFAD is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 159, 239, 173, HSL 131, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.7212, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#9FEFAD Sample readable text

HEX #9FEFAD

RGB rgb(159, 239, 173)

HSL hsl(131 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(33, 0, 28, 6)

Luminance 0.7212

Contrast Black 15.42:1White 1.36:1

CSS

--color-9fefad: #9FEFAD;
.background-9fefad { background-color: #9FEFAD; }
.text-9fefad { color: #9FEFAD; }

Luminance0.7212

Black text15.42:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA 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":"#9FEFAD","rgb":[159,239,173],"hsl":[131,71,78],"cmyk":[33,0,28,6],"luminance":0.7212,"contrast":{"black":15.42,"white":1.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEFCF0","hex":"#EEFCF0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.82,"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":"#93FBA6","hex":"#93FBA6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"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":"#B8EF9F","hex":"#B8EF9F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.89,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Celadon 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/9fefad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#EF9FE0","analogous":["#B8EF9F","#9FEFD6"],"triadic":["#AE9FEF","#EFAE9F"],"tetradic":["#9FB8EF","#EF9FE0","#EFD69F"],"splitComplementary":["#D69FEF","#EF9FB8"],"monochromatic":["#EEFCF0","#9FEFAD","#51E16B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEFCF0","dark":"#51E16B","saturated":"#93FBA6","desaturated":"#ABE2B5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFC5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":19.209372712298546},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":21.656407827707714},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":25.179356624028344},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":25.179356624028344},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":27.313000567495326}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9FEFAD

#9FEFAD is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #9FEFAD is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 159, 239, and 173, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 131deg 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 0.7212, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.42:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

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

Black text#00000015.42:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEFCF0#000000 text · best 19.82:1#EEFCF0

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

#93FBA6#000000 text · best 16.59:1#93FBA6

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

#B8EF9F#000000 text · best 15.89:1#B8EF9F

Generated Palette

#9FEFAD#9FEFAD

#EF9FE0#EF9FE0

#B8EF9F#B8EF9F

#9FEFD6#9FEFD6

#EEFCF0#EEFCF0

#51E16B#51E16B

Color Harmonies

#EF9FE0#EF9FE0

#B8EF9F#B8EF9F

#9FEFD6#9FEFD6

#AE9FEF#AE9FEF

#EFAE9F#EFAE9F

Variants

#EEFCF0#EEFCF0

#51E16B#51E16B

#93FBA6#93FBA6

#ABE2B5#ABE2B5

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFC5#B8FFC5

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Seafoam#93E9BE

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

#9FEFAD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9FEFAD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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