HEX atlas value

#A4C28E

#A4C28E is a cool green HEX color close to Willow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 164, 194, 142, HSL 95, 30%, 66%, has luminance 0.4843, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#A4C28E Sample readable text

HEX #A4C28E

RGB rgb(164, 194, 142)

HSL hsl(95 30% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(15, 0, 27, 24)

Luminance 0.4843

Contrast Black 10.69:1White 1.97:1

CSS

--color-a4c28e: #A4C28E;
.background-a4c28e { background-color: #A4C28E; }
.text-a4c28e { color: #A4C28E; }

Luminance0.4843

Black text10.69:1AA Pass

White text1.97:1AA 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":"#A4C28E","rgb":[164,194,142],"hsl":[95,30,66],"cmyk":[15,0,27,24],"luminance":0.4843,"contrast":{"black":10.69,"white":1.97}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.97,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4E2CA","hex":"#D4E2CA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A1D57B","hex":"#A1D57B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.32,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BEC28E","hex":"#BEC28E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.3,"contrastWhite":1.86,"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":"#8EC293","hex":"#8EC293","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.29,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Willow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a4c28e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AD8EC2","analogous":["#BEC28E","#8EC293"],"triadic":["#8EA4C2","#C28EA4"],"tetradic":["#8EBEC2","#AD8EC2","#C2938E"],"splitComplementary":["#938EC2","#C28EBE"],"monochromatic":["#D4E2CA","#A4C28E","#749F56"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D4E2CA","dark":"#749F56","saturated":"#A1D57B","desaturated":"#A7AFA1","pastel":"#E7EBE5","neon":"#B2FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":10.816653826391969},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":17.72004514666935},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":21.470910553583888},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":21.863211109075447},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":22.02271554554524}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A4C28E

#A4C28E is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #A4C28E is visually closest to Willow Green, a named green color with HEX #A8B88F.

The RGB channels are 164, 194, and 142, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 95deg with 30% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4843, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.82, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.69:1AA Pass

White text1.97:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A4C28E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.69:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.97:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4E2CA#000000 text · best 15.53:1#D4E2CA

#A1D57B#000000 text · best 12.32:1#A1D57B

#BEC28E#000000 text · best 11.3:1#BEC28E

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

#8EC293#000000 text · best 10.29:1#8EC293

Generated Palette

#A4C28E#A4C28E

#AD8EC2#AD8EC2

#BEC28E#BEC28E

#8EC293#8EC293

#D4E2CA#D4E2CA

#749F56#749F56

Color Harmonies

#AD8EC2#AD8EC2

#BEC28E#BEC28E

#8EC293#8EC293

#8EA4C2#8EA4C2

#C28EA4#C28EA4

Variants

#D4E2CA#D4E2CA

#749F56#749F56

#A1D57B#A1D57B

#A7AFA1#A7AFA1

#E7EBE5#E7EBE5

#B2FF7A#B2FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Willow Green#A8B88F

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Sage Green#9CAF88

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Lichen#9BC4A2

#A4C28E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A4C28E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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