HEX atlas value

#A5E9C5

#A5E9C5 is a cool green HEX color close to Seafoam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 165, 233, 197, HSL 148, 61%, 78%, has luminance 0.7031, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#A5E9C5 Sample readable text

HEX #A5E9C5

RGB rgb(165, 233, 197)

HSL hsl(148 61% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(29, 0, 15, 9)

Luminance 0.7031

Contrast Black 15.06:1White 1.39:1

CSS

--color-a5e9c5: #A5E9C5;
.background-a5e9c5 { background-color: #A5E9C5; }
.text-a5e9c5 { color: #A5E9C5; }

Luminance0.7031

Black text15.06:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA 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":"#A5E9C5","rgb":[165,233,197],"hsl":[148,61,78],"cmyk":[29,0,15,9],"luminance":0.7031,"contrast":{"black":15.06,"white":1.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.39,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFFBF4","hex":"#EFFBF4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.78,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#98F5C4","hex":"#98F5C4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.19,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.66,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A5E9E7","hex":"#A5E9E7","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.41,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A7E9A5","hex":"#A7E9A5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.84,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Seafoam 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/a5e9c5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-teal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E9A5C9","analogous":["#A7E9A5","#A5E9E7"],"triadic":["#C5A5E9","#E9C5A5"],"tetradic":["#A5A7E9","#E9A5C9","#E9E7A5"],"splitComplementary":["#E7A5E9","#E9A5A7"],"monochromatic":["#EFFBF4","#A5E9C5","#5BD795"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFFBF4","dark":"#5BD795","saturated":"#98F5C4","desaturated":"#B1DDC5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFD9"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":19.313207915827967},{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":22.22611077089287},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":24.43358344574123},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":29.393876913398138},{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":33.03028912982749}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A5E9C5

#A5E9C5 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #A5E9C5 is visually closest to Seafoam, a named green color with HEX #93E9BE.

The RGB channels are 165, 233, and 197, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 148deg 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 0.7031, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.31, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.06:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A5E9C5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.39:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFFBF4#000000 text · best 19.78:1#EFFBF4

#98F5C4#000000 text · best 16.19:1#98F5C4

Pastel Aqua#000000 text · best 15.66:1#B8E8E0

#A5E9E7#000000 text · best 15.41:1#A5E9E7

#A7E9A5#000000 text · best 14.84:1#A7E9A5

Generated Palette

#A5E9C5#A5E9C5

#E9A5C9#E9A5C9

#A7E9A5#A7E9A5

#A5E9E7#A5E9E7

#EFFBF4#EFFBF4

#5BD795#5BD795

Color Harmonies

#E9A5C9#E9A5C9

#A7E9A5#A7E9A5

#A5E9E7#A5E9E7

#C5A5E9#C5A5E9

#E9C5A5#E9C5A5

Variants

#EFFBF4#EFFBF4

#5BD795#5BD795

#98F5C4#98F5C4

#B1DDC5#B1DDC5

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFD9#B8FFD9

Nearest Named Colors

Seafoam#93E9BE

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

#A5E9C5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A5E9C5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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