HEX atlas value

#A5B474

#A5B474 is a cool green HEX color close to Sage Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 165, 180, 116, HSL 74, 30%, 58%, has luminance 0.419, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#A5B474 Sample readable text

HEX #A5B474

RGB rgb(165, 180, 116)

HSL hsl(74 30% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 36, 29)

Luminance 0.419

Contrast Black 9.38:1White 2.24:1

CSS

--color-a5b474: #A5B474;
.background-a5b474 { background-color: #A5B474; }
.text-a5b474 { color: #A5B474; }

Luminance0.419

Black text9.38:1AA Pass

White text2.24:1AA 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":"#A5B474","rgb":[165,180,116],"hsl":[74,30,58],"cmyk":[8,0,36,29],"luminance":0.419,"contrast":{"black":9.38,"white":2.24}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CCD4AF","hex":"#CCD4AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.6,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B2CC5C","hex":"#B2CC5C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.68,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"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","earth tone","earth tone green","Sage Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a5b474.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8374B4","analogous":["#B4A374","#85B474"],"triadic":["#74A5B4","#B474A5"],"tetradic":["#74B4A3","#8374B4","#B47485"],"splitComplementary":["#7485B4","#A374B4"],"monochromatic":["#CCD4AF","#A5B474","#768547"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CCD4AF","dark":"#768547","saturated":"#B2CC5C","desaturated":"#989C8B","pastel":"#D7DACD","neon":"#D7FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":24.839484696748443},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":25.15949125081825},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":25.80697580112788},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":27.459060435491963}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A5B474

#A5B474 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #A5B474 is visually closest to Sage Green, a named green color with HEX #9CAF88.

The RGB channels are 165, 180, and 116, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 74deg with 30% saturation and 58% 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 0.419, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.38:1AA Pass

White text2.24:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A5B474 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.38:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CCD4AF#000000 text · best 13.6:1#CCD4AF

#B2CC5C#000000 text · best 11.68:1#B2CC5C

Pistachio#000000 text · best 10.47:1#93C572

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

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

Generated Palette

#A5B474#A5B474

#8374B4#8374B4

#B4A374#B4A374

#85B474#85B474

#CCD4AF#CCD4AF

#768547#768547

Color Harmonies

#8374B4#8374B4

#B4A374#B4A374

#85B474#85B474

#74A5B4#74A5B4

#B474A5#B474A5

Variants

#CCD4AF#CCD4AF

#768547#768547

#B2CC5C#B2CC5C

#989C8B#989C8B

#D7DACD#D7DACD

#D7FF52#D7FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Green#9CAF88

Pistachio#93C572

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Willow Green#A8B88F

#A5B474

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A5B474

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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