HEX atlas value

#A0B39E

#A0B39E is a cool green HEX color close to Laurel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 160, 179, 158, HSL 114, 12%, 66%, has luminance 0.4218, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#A0B39E Sample readable text

HEX #A0B39E

RGB rgb(160, 179, 158)

HSL hsl(114 12% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(11, 0, 12, 30)

Luminance 0.4218

Contrast Black 9.44:1White 2.23:1

CSS

--color-a0b39e: #A0B39E;
.background-a0b39e { background-color: #A0B39E; }
.text-a0b39e { color: #A0B39E; }

Luminance0.4218

Black text9.44:1AA Pass

White text2.23:1AA 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":"#A0B39E","rgb":[160,179,158],"hsl":[114,12,66],"cmyk":[11,0,12,30],"luminance":0.4218,"contrast":{"black":9.44,"white":2.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D2DBD1","hex":"#D2DBD1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.79,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.81,"contrastWhite":1.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#91C68B","hex":"#91C68B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.65,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.2,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Laurel Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a0b39e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-grey.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B19EB3","analogous":["#AAB39E","#9EB3A6"],"triadic":["#9EA0B3","#B39EA0"],"tetradic":["#9EAAB3","#B19EB3","#B3A69E"],"splitComplementary":["#A69EB3","#B39EAA"],"monochromatic":["#D2DBD1","#A0B39E","#6F896C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2DBD1","dark":"#6F896C","saturated":"#91C68B","desaturated":"#A8A8A8","pastel":"#E8E8E8","neon":"#88FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":11.445523142259598},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":17.378147196982766},{"slug":"dark-grey","name":"Dark Grey","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":17.378147196982766},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":17.72004514666935},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":18.16590212458495}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A0B39E

#A0B39E is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #A0B39E is visually closest to Laurel Green, a named green color with HEX #A9BA9D.

The RGB channels are 160, 179, and 158, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 114deg with 12% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.4218, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.44:1AA Pass

White text2.23:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A0B39E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.44:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D2DBD1#000000 text · best 14.79:1#D2DBD1

Lichen#000000 text · best 10.81:1#9BC4A2

#91C68B#000000 text · best 10.65:1#91C68B

Laurel Green#000000 text · best 10.2:1#A9BA9D

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

Generated Palette

#A0B39E#A0B39E

#B19EB3#B19EB3

#AAB39E#AAB39E

#9EB3A6#9EB3A6

#D2DBD1#D2DBD1

#6F896C#6F896C

Color Harmonies

#B19EB3#B19EB3

#AAB39E#AAB39E

#9EB3A6#9EB3A6

#9EA0B3#9EA0B3

#B39EA0#B39EA0

Variants

#D2DBD1#D2DBD1

#6F896C#6F896C

#91C68B#91C68B

#A8A8A8#A8A8A8

#E8E8E8#E8E8E8

#88FF7A#88FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

Dark Grey#A9A9A9

Willow Green#A8B88F

Lichen#9BC4A2

#A0B39E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A0B39E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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