HEX atlas value

#A5E199

#A5E199 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 165, 225, 153, HSL 110, 55%, 74%, has luminance 0.6415, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#A5E199 Sample readable text

HEX #A5E199

RGB rgb(165, 225, 153)

HSL hsl(110 55% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(27, 0, 32, 12)

Luminance 0.6415

Contrast Black 13.83:1White 1.52:1

CSS

--color-a5e199: #A5E199;
.background-a5e199 { background-color: #A5E199; }
.text-a5e199 { color: #A5E199; }

Luminance0.6415

Black text13.83:1AA Pass

White text1.52:1AA 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":"#A5E199","rgb":[165,225,153],"hsl":[110,55,74],"cmyk":[27,0,32,12],"luminance":0.6415,"contrast":{"black":13.83,"white":1.52}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.52,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E3F6DF","hex":"#E3F6DF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.51,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9BF08A","hex":"#9BF08A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.22,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C9E198","hex":"#C9E198","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.71,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Celadon 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/a5e199.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D598E1","analogous":["#C9E198","#98E1B1"],"triadic":["#98A4E1","#E198A4"],"tetradic":["#98C9E1","#D598E1","#E1B198"],"splitComplementary":["#B198E1","#E198C9"],"monochromatic":["#E3F6DF","#A5E199","#66CD51"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3F6DF","dark":"#66CD51","saturated":"#9BF08A","desaturated":"#AED3A7","pastel":"#FCFDFB","neon":"#B3FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":23.08679276123039},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":26.28687885618983},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":29.086079144497972},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":29.086079144497972},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":31.96873472629156}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A5E199

#A5E199 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #A5E199 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 165, 225, and 153, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 110deg with 55% 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 0.6415, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.09, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.83:1AA Pass

White text1.52:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A5E199 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.83:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.52:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E3F6DF#000000 text · best 18.51:1#E3F6DF

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

#9BF08A#000000 text · best 15.22:1#9BF08A

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

#C9E198#000000 text · best 14.71:1#C9E198

Generated Palette

#A5E199#A5E199

#D598E1#D598E1

#C9E198#C9E198

#98E1B1#98E1B1

#E3F6DF#E3F6DF

#66CD51#66CD51

Color Harmonies

#D598E1#D598E1

#C9E198#C9E198

#98E1B1#98E1B1

#98A4E1#98A4E1

#E198A4#E198A4

Variants

#E3F6DF#E3F6DF

#66CD51#66CD51

#9BF08A#9BF08A

#AED3A7#AED3A7

#FCFDFB#FCFDFB

#B3FFA3#B3FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Light Green#90EE90

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Lichen#9BC4A2

#A5E199

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A5E199

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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