HEX atlas value

#A0C5B0

#A0C5B0 is a cool green HEX color close to Opal. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 160, 197, 176, HSL 146, 24%, 70%, has luminance 0.5054, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#A0C5B0 Sample readable text

HEX #A0C5B0

RGB rgb(160, 197, 176)

HSL hsl(146 24% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 11, 23)

Luminance 0.5054

Contrast Black 11.11:1White 1.89:1

CSS

--color-a0c5b0: #A0C5B0;
.background-a0c5b0 { background-color: #A0C5B0; }
.text-a0c5b0 { color: #A0C5B0; }

Luminance0.5054

Black text11.11:1AA 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":"#A0C5B0","rgb":[160,197,176],"hsl":[146,24,70],"cmyk":[19,0,11,23],"luminance":0.5054,"contrast":{"black":11.11,"white":1.89}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9E8DF","hex":"#D9E8DF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.56,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#8FD6AE","hex":"#8FD6AE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.4,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A0C5C2","hex":"#A0C5C2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.26,"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":"#A3C5A0","hex":"#A3C5A0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.05,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Opal 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/a0c5b0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C5A0B5","analogous":["#A3C5A0","#A0C5C2"],"triadic":["#B0A0C5","#C5B0A0"],"tetradic":["#A0A3C5","#C5A0B5","#C5C2A0"],"splitComplementary":["#C2A0C5","#C5A0A3"],"monochromatic":["#D9E8DF","#A0C5B0","#67A281"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D9E8DF","dark":"#67A281","saturated":"#8FD6AE","desaturated":"#B1B4B2","pastel":"#F1F3F2","neon":"#8FFFBF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":14.560219778561036},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":14.89966442575134},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":19.949937343260004},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":23.194827009486403},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":23.727621035409346}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A0C5B0

#A0C5B0 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #A0C5B0 is visually closest to Opal, a named green color with HEX #A8C3BC.

The RGB channels are 160, 197, and 176, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 146deg 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 0.5054, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.11:1AA 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 #A0C5B0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.11:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.89:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9E8DF#000000 text · best 16.56:1#D9E8DF

#8FD6AE#000000 text · best 12.4:1#8FD6AE

#A0C5C2#000000 text · best 11.26:1#A0C5C2

Opal#000000 text · best 11.2:1#A8C3BC

#A3C5A0#000000 text · best 11.05:1#A3C5A0

Generated Palette

#A0C5B0#A0C5B0

#C5A0B5#C5A0B5

#A3C5A0#A3C5A0

#A0C5C2#A0C5C2

#D9E8DF#D9E8DF

#67A281#67A281

Color Harmonies

#C5A0B5#C5A0B5

#A3C5A0#A3C5A0

#A0C5C2#A0C5C2

#B0A0C5#B0A0C5

#C5B0A0#C5B0A0

Variants

#D9E8DF#D9E8DF

#67A281#67A281

#8FD6AE#8FD6AE

#B1B4B2#B1B4B2

#F1F3F2#F1F3F2

#8FFFBF#8FFFBF

Nearest Named Colors

Opal#A8C3BC

Lichen#9BC4A2

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

#A0C5B0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A0C5B0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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