HEX atlas value

#A5C0A9

#A5C0A9 is a cool green HEX color close to Lichen. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 165, 192, 169, HSL 129, 18%, 70%, has luminance 0.4856, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#A5C0A9 Sample readable text

HEX #A5C0A9

RGB rgb(165, 192, 169)

HSL hsl(129 18% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(14, 0, 12, 25)

Luminance 0.4856

Contrast Black 10.71:1White 1.96:1

CSS

--color-a5c0a9: #A5C0A9;
.background-a5c0a9 { background-color: #A5C0A9; }
.text-a5c0a9 { color: #A5C0A9; }

Luminance0.4856

Black text10.71:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA 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":"#A5C0A9","rgb":[165,192,169],"hsl":[129,18,70],"cmyk":[14,0,12,25],"luminance":0.4856,"contrast":{"black":10.71,"white":1.96}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DBE6DD","hex":"#DBE6DD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.37,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#94D19D","hex":"#94D19D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.87,"contrastWhite":1.77,"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":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.93,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AEC0A5","hex":"#AEC0A5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.88,"contrastWhite":1.93,"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/a5c0a9.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/ash-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C0A5BC","analogous":["#AEC0A5","#A5C0B7"],"triadic":["#A9A5C0","#C0A9A5"],"tetradic":["#A5AEC0","#C0A5BC","#C0B7A5"],"splitComplementary":["#B7A5C0","#C0A5AE"],"monochromatic":["#DBE6DD","#A5C0A9","#6F9B75"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DBE6DD","dark":"#6F9B75","saturated":"#94D19D","desaturated":"#B3B3B3","pastel":"#F2F3F2","neon":"#8FFFA0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":12.84523257866513},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":14},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":17.804493814764857},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":19.467922333931785},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":19.82422760159901}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A5C0A9

#A5C0A9 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #A5C0A9 is visually closest to Lichen, a named green color with HEX #9BC4A2.

The RGB channels are 165, 192, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 129deg with 18% 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 0.4856, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.85, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.71:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A5C0A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.71:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.96:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DBE6DD#000000 text · best 16.37:1#DBE6DD

#94D19D#000000 text · best 11.87:1#94D19D

Opal#000000 text · best 11.2:1#A8C3BC

Ash Gray#000000 text · best 10.93:1#B2BEB5

#AEC0A5#000000 text · best 10.88:1#AEC0A5

Generated Palette

#A5C0A9#A5C0A9

#C0A5BC#C0A5BC

#AEC0A5#AEC0A5

#A5C0B7#A5C0B7

#DBE6DD#DBE6DD

#6F9B75#6F9B75

Color Harmonies

#C0A5BC#C0A5BC

#AEC0A5#AEC0A5

#A5C0B7#A5C0B7

#A9A5C0#A9A5C0

#C0A9A5#C0A9A5

Variants

#DBE6DD#DBE6DD

#6F9B75#6F9B75

#94D19D#94D19D

#B3B3B3#B3B3B3

#F2F3F2#F2F3F2

#8FFFA0#8FFFA0

Nearest Named Colors

Lichen#9BC4A2

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Opal#A8C3BC

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

#A5C0A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A5C0A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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