HEX atlas value

#A5D5BC

#A5D5BC is a cool green HEX color close to Opal. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 165, 213, 188, HSL 149, 36%, 74%, has luminance 0.5922, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#A5D5BC Sample readable text

HEX #A5D5BC

RGB rgb(165, 213, 188)

HSL hsl(149 36% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(23, 0, 12, 16)

Luminance 0.5922

Contrast Black 12.84:1White 1.64:1

CSS

--color-a5d5bc: #A5D5BC;
.background-a5d5bc { background-color: #A5D5BC; }
.text-a5d5bc { color: #A5D5BC; }

Luminance0.5922

Black text12.84:1AA Pass

White text1.64:1AA 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":"#A5D5BC","rgb":[165,213,188],"hsl":[149,36,74],"cmyk":[23,0,12,16],"luminance":0.5922,"contrast":{"black":12.84,"white":1.64}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E3F2EA","hex":"#E3F2EA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.16,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.64,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#96E3BB","hex":"#96E3BB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.23,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Opal adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a5d5bc.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-teal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D5A5BD","analogous":["#A6D5A5","#A5D5D4"],"triadic":["#BCA5D5","#D5BCA5"],"tetradic":["#A5A6D5","#D5A5BD","#D5D4A5"],"splitComplementary":["#D4A5D5","#D5A5A6"],"monochromatic":["#E3F2EA","#A5D5BC","#66B78D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3F2EA","dark":"#66B78D","saturated":"#96E3BB","desaturated":"#B3C6BC","pastel":"#FCFDFC","neon":"#A3FFD0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":18.24828759089466},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":19.026297590440446},{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":23},{"slug":"pastel-blue","name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","distance":25.826343140289914},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":26.981475126464083}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A5D5BC

#A5D5BC is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #A5D5BC is visually closest to Opal, a named green color with HEX #A8C3BC.

The RGB channels are 165, 213, and 188, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 149deg with 36% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.5922, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.84:1AA Pass

White text1.64:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A5D5BC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.84:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.64:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E3F2EA#000000 text · best 18.16:1#E3F2EA

Seafoam#000000 text · best 14.64:1#93E9BE

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#96E3BB#000000 text · best 14:1#96E3BB

Pastel Teal#000000 text · best 13.23:1#9FD8D2

Generated Palette

#A5D5BC#A5D5BC

#D5A5BD#D5A5BD

#A6D5A5#A6D5A5

#A5D5D4#A5D5D4

#E3F2EA#E3F2EA

#66B78D#66B78D

Color Harmonies

#D5A5BD#D5A5BD

#A6D5A5#A6D5A5

#A5D5D4#A5D5D4

#BCA5D5#BCA5D5

#D5BCA5#D5BCA5

Variants

#E3F2EA#E3F2EA

#66B78D#66B78D

#96E3BB#96E3BB

#B3C6BC#B3C6BC

#FCFDFC#FCFDFC

#A3FFD0#A3FFD0

Nearest Named Colors

Opal#A8C3BC

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

Pastel Blue#AEC6CF

Seafoam#93E9BE

#A5D5BC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A5D5BC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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