HEX atlas value

#A5E9B4

#A5E9B4 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 165, 233, 180, HSL 133, 61%, 78%, has luminance 0.6957, and belongs to the balanced group.

#A5E9B4 Sample readable text
HEX #A5E9B4
RGB rgb(165, 233, 180)
HSL hsl(133 61% 78%)
CMYK cmyk(29, 0, 23, 9)
Luminance 0.6957
Contrast Black 14.91:1White 1.41:1

CSS

--color-a5e9b4: #A5E9B4;
.background-a5e9b4 { background-color: #A5E9B4; }
.text-a5e9b4 { color: #A5E9B4; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6957
Black text14.91:1AA Pass
White text1.41:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#A5E9B4","rgb":[165,233,180],"hsl":[133,61,78],"cmyk":[29,0,23,9],"luminance":0.6957,"contrast":{"black":14.91,"white":1.41}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#EFFBF1","hex":"#EFFBF1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.74,"contrastWhite":1.06,"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":"#98F5AD","hex":"#98F5AD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B8E9A5","hex":"#B8E9A5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.24,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A5E9D6","hex":"#A5E9D6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.23,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]
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/a5e9b4.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#E9A5DA","analogous":["#B8E9A5","#A5E9D6"],"triadic":["#B4A5E9","#E9B4A5"],"tetradic":["#A5B8E9","#E9A5DA","#E9D6A5"],"splitComplementary":["#D6A5E9","#E9A5B8"],"monochromatic":["#EFFBF1","#A5E9B4","#5BD776"]}
Variants
{"light":"#EFFBF1","dark":"#5BD776","saturated":"#98F5AD","desaturated":"#B1DDBB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFC7"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":11.74734012447073},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":20.591260281974},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":31.89043743820395},{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":35},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":35.73513677041127}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A5E9B4

#A5E9B4 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #A5E9B4 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 165, 233, and 180, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 133deg with 61% saturation and 78% 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 0.6957, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.91:1AA Pass
White text1.41:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A5E9B4 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.91:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFFBF1#000000 text · best 19.74:1#EFFBF1
Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98
#98F5AD#000000 text · best 16:1#98F5AD
#B8E9A5#000000 text · best 15.24:1#B8E9A5
#A5E9D6#000000 text · best 15.23:1#A5E9D6

Generated Palette

#A5E9B4#A5E9B4
#E9A5DA#E9A5DA
#B8E9A5#B8E9A5
#A5E9D6#A5E9D6
#EFFBF1#EFFBF1
#5BD776#5BD776

Color Harmonies

#E9A5DA#E9A5DA
#B8E9A5#B8E9A5
#A5E9D6#A5E9D6
#B4A5E9#B4A5E9
#E9B4A5#E9B4A5

Variants

#EFFBF1#EFFBF1
#5BD776#5BD776
#98F5AD#98F5AD
#B1DDBB#B1DDBB
White#FFFFFF
#B8FFC7#B8FFC7

Nearest Named Colors