HEX atlas value

#A6C5A0

#A6C5A0 is a cool green HEX color close to Lichen. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 166, 197, 160, HSL 110, 24%, 70%, has luminance 0.5058, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#A6C5A0 Sample readable text

HEX #A6C5A0

RGB rgb(166, 197, 160)

HSL hsl(110 24% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 19, 23)

Luminance 0.5058

Contrast Black 11.12:1White 1.89:1

CSS

--color-a6c5a0: #A6C5A0;
.background-a6c5a0 { background-color: #A6C5A0; }
.text-a6c5a0 { color: #A6C5A0; }

Luminance0.5058

Black text11.12:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA 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":"#A6C5A0","rgb":[166,197,160],"hsl":[110,24,70],"cmyk":[16,0,19,23],"luminance":0.5058,"contrast":{"black":11.12,"white":1.89}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCE8D9","hex":"#DCE8D9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9BD68F","hex":"#9BD68F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.41,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B9C5A0","hex":"#B9C5A0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.56,"contrastWhite":1.82,"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":"#A0C5AC","hex":"#A0C5AC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.08,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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/a6c5a0.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/willow-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BFA0C5","analogous":["#B9C5A0","#A0C5AC"],"triadic":["#A0A6C5","#C5A0A6"],"tetradic":["#A0B9C5","#BFA0C5","#C5ACA0"],"splitComplementary":["#ACA0C5","#C5A0B9"],"monochromatic":["#DCE8D9","#A6C5A0","#71A267"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DCE8D9","dark":"#71A267","saturated":"#9BD68F","desaturated":"#B1B4B1","pastel":"#F1F3F1","neon":"#A2FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":11.224972160321824},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":11.789826122551595},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":21.494185260204677},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":25.179356624028344},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":28.142494558940577}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A6C5A0

#A6C5A0 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #A6C5A0 is visually closest to Lichen, a named green color with HEX #9BC4A2.

The RGB channels are 166, 197, and 160, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 110deg with 24% 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 0.5058, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.12:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A6C5A0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.12:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.89:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCE8D9#000000 text · best 16.59:1#DCE8D9

#9BD68F#000000 text · best 12.41:1#9BD68F

#B9C5A0#000000 text · best 11.56:1#B9C5A0

Opal#000000 text · best 11.2:1#A8C3BC

#A0C5AC#000000 text · best 11.08:1#A0C5AC

Generated Palette

#A6C5A0#A6C5A0

#BFA0C5#BFA0C5

#B9C5A0#B9C5A0

#A0C5AC#A0C5AC

#DCE8D9#DCE8D9

#71A267#71A267

Color Harmonies

#BFA0C5#BFA0C5

#B9C5A0#B9C5A0

#A0C5AC#A0C5AC

#A0A6C5#A0A6C5

#C5A0A6#C5A0A6

Variants

#DCE8D9#DCE8D9

#71A267#71A267

#9BD68F#9BD68F

#B1B4B1#B1B4B1

#F1F3F1#F1F3F1

#A2FF8F#A2FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Lichen#9BC4A2

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Willow Green#A8B88F

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Opal#A8C3BC

#A6C5A0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A6C5A0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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