HEX atlas value

#A0C5A6

#A0C5A6 is a cool green HEX color close to Lichen. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 160, 197, 166, HSL 130, 24%, 70%, has luminance 0.5016, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#A0C5A6 Sample readable text

HEX #A0C5A6

RGB rgb(160, 197, 166)

HSL hsl(130 24% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 16, 23)

Luminance 0.5016

Contrast Black 11.03:1White 1.9:1

CSS

--color-a0c5a6: #A0C5A6;
.background-a0c5a6 { background-color: #A0C5A6; }
.text-a0c5a6 { color: #A0C5A6; }

Luminance0.5016

Black text11.03:1AA Pass

White text1.9:1AA 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":"#A0C5A6","rgb":[160,197,166],"hsl":[130,24,70],"cmyk":[19,0,16,23],"luminance":0.5016,"contrast":{"black":11.03,"white":1.9}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.03,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.9,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9E8DC","hex":"#D9E8DC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.53,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#8FD69B","hex":"#8FD69B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#ACC5A0","hex":"#ACC5A0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.25,"contrastWhite":1.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.2,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A0C5B9","hex":"#A0C5B9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.18,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Lichen adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a0c5a6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C5A0BF","analogous":["#ACC5A0","#A0C5B9"],"triadic":["#A6A0C5","#C5A6A0"],"tetradic":["#A0ACC5","#C5A0BF","#C5B9A0"],"splitComplementary":["#B9A0C5","#C5A0AC"],"monochromatic":["#D9E8DC","#A0C5A6","#67A271"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D9E8DC","dark":"#67A271","saturated":"#8FD69B","desaturated":"#B1B4B1","pastel":"#F1F3F1","neon":"#8FFFA2"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":6.48074069840786},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":16.822603841260722},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":23.49468024894146},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":24.454038521274967},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":26.795522013948524}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A0C5A6

#A0C5A6 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #A0C5A6 is visually closest to Lichen, a named green color with HEX #9BC4A2.

The RGB channels are 160, 197, and 166, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 130deg with 24% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.5016, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.48, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.03:1AA Pass

White text1.9:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A0C5A6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.03:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.9:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9E8DC#000000 text · best 16.53:1#D9E8DC

#8FD69B#000000 text · best 12.26:1#8FD69B

#ACC5A0#000000 text · best 11.25:1#ACC5A0

Opal#000000 text · best 11.2:1#A8C3BC

#A0C5B9#000000 text · best 11.18:1#A0C5B9

Generated Palette

#A0C5A6#A0C5A6

#C5A0BF#C5A0BF

#ACC5A0#ACC5A0

#A0C5B9#A0C5B9

#D9E8DC#D9E8DC

#67A271#67A271

Color Harmonies

#C5A0BF#C5A0BF

#ACC5A0#ACC5A0

#A0C5B9#A0C5B9

#A6A0C5#A6A0C5

#C5A6A0#C5A6A0

Variants

#D9E8DC#D9E8DC

#67A271#67A271

#8FD69B#8FD69B

#B1B4B1#B1B4B1

#F1F3F1#F1F3F1

#8FFFA2#8FFFA2

Nearest Named Colors

Lichen#9BC4A2

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Opal#A8C3BC

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

#A0C5A6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A0C5A6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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