HEX atlas value

#A0C5AD

#A0C5AD is a cool green HEX color close to Lichen. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 160, 197, 173, HSL 141, 24%, 70%, has luminance 0.5042, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#A0C5AD Sample readable text

HEX #A0C5AD

RGB rgb(160, 197, 173)

HSL hsl(141 24% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 12, 23)

Luminance 0.5042

Contrast Black 11.08:1White 1.89:1

CSS

--color-a0c5ad: #A0C5AD;
.background-a0c5ad { background-color: #A0C5AD; }
.text-a0c5ad { color: #A0C5AD; }

Luminance0.5042

Black text11.08:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA 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":"#A0C5AD","rgb":[160,197,173],"hsl":[141,24,70],"cmyk":[19,0,12,23],"luminance":0.5042,"contrast":{"black":11.08,"white":1.89}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9E8DE","hex":"#D9E8DE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.55,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#8FD6A8","hex":"#8FD6A8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.35,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A0C5BF","hex":"#A0C5BF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.23,"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":"#A6C5A0","hex":"#A6C5A0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.12,"contrastWhite":1.89,"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/a0c5ad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C5A0B8","analogous":["#A6C5A0","#A0C5BF"],"triadic":["#ADA0C5","#C5ADA0"],"tetradic":["#A0A6C5","#C5A0B8","#C5BFA0"],"splitComplementary":["#BFA0C5","#C5A0A6"],"monochromatic":["#D9E8DE","#A0C5AD","#67A27C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D9E8DE","dark":"#67A27C","saturated":"#8FD6A8","desaturated":"#B1B4B2","pastel":"#F1F3F2","neon":"#8FFFB6"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":12.12435565298214},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":17.11724276862369},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":20.904544960366874},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":21.400934559032695},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":23.895606290697042}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A0C5AD

#A0C5AD is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #A0C5AD is visually closest to Lichen, a named green color with HEX #9BC4A2.

The RGB channels are 160, 197, and 173, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 141deg 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 0.5042, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.08:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A0C5AD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.08:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.89:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9E8DE#000000 text · best 16.55:1#D9E8DE

#8FD6A8#000000 text · best 12.35:1#8FD6A8

#A0C5BF#000000 text · best 11.23:1#A0C5BF

Opal#000000 text · best 11.2:1#A8C3BC

#A6C5A0#000000 text · best 11.12:1#A6C5A0

Generated Palette

#A0C5AD#A0C5AD

#C5A0B8#C5A0B8

#A6C5A0#A6C5A0

#A0C5BF#A0C5BF

#D9E8DE#D9E8DE

#67A27C#67A27C

Color Harmonies

#C5A0B8#C5A0B8

#A6C5A0#A6C5A0

#A0C5BF#A0C5BF

#ADA0C5#ADA0C5

#C5ADA0#C5ADA0

Variants

#D9E8DE#D9E8DE

#67A27C#67A27C

#8FD6A8#8FD6A8

#B1B4B2#B1B4B2

#F1F3F2#F1F3F2

#8FFFB6#8FFFB6

Nearest Named Colors

Lichen#9BC4A2

Opal#A8C3BC

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

#A0C5AD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A0C5AD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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