HEX atlas value

#9FF994

#9FF994 is a cool green HEX color close to Mint Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 159, 249, 148, HSL 113, 89%, 78%, has luminance 0.7726, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#9FF994 Sample readable text

HEX #9FF994

RGB rgb(159, 249, 148)

HSL hsl(113 89% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(36, 0, 41, 2)

Luminance 0.7726

Contrast Black 16.45:1White 1.28:1

CSS

--color-9ff994: #9FF994;
.background-9ff994 { background-color: #9FF994; }
.text-9ff994 { color: #9FF994; }

Luminance0.7726

Black text16.45:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA 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":"#9FF994","rgb":[159,249,148],"hsl":[113,89,78],"cmyk":[36,0,41,2],"luminance":0.7726,"contrast":{"black":16.45,"white":1.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.45,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEFEEC","hex":"#EEFEEC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.02,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D3F995","hex":"#D3F995","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.75,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9CFF8F","hex":"#9CFF8F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.11,"contrastWhite":1.23,"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"]}]

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/9ff994.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":"#ED95F9","analogous":["#D3F995","#95F9BB"],"triadic":["#95A1F9","#F995A1"],"tetradic":["#95D3F9","#ED95F9","#F9BB95"],"splitComplementary":["#BB95F9","#F995D3"],"monochromatic":["#EEFEEC","#9FF994","#53F43E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEFEEC","dark":"#53F43E","saturated":"#9CFF8F","desaturated":"#AAECA1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#C0FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":8.306623862918075},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":8.306623862918075},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":10.04987562112089},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":19.026297590440446},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":38.39270764090493}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9FF994

#9FF994 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #9FF994 is visually closest to Mint Green, a named green color with HEX #98FB98.

The RGB channels are 159, 249, and 148, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 113deg with 89% 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 0.7726, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.31, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.45:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9FF994 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.45:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEFEEC#000000 text · best 20.02:1#EEFEEC

#D3F995#000000 text · best 17.75:1#D3F995

#9CFF8F#000000 text · best 17.11:1#9CFF8F

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

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

Generated Palette

#9FF994#9FF994

#ED95F9#ED95F9

#D3F995#D3F995

#95F9BB#95F9BB

#EEFEEC#EEFEEC

#53F43E#53F43E

Color Harmonies

#ED95F9#ED95F9

#D3F995#D3F995

#95F9BB#95F9BB

#95A1F9#95A1F9

#F995A1#F995A1

Variants

#EEFEEC#EEFEEC

#53F43E#53F43E

#9CFF8F#9CFF8F

#AAECA1#AAECA1

White#FFFFFF

#C0FFB8#C0FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

Light Green#90EE90

Celadon#ACE1AF

#9FF994

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9FF994

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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