HEX atlas value

#A6D78E

#A6D78E is a cool green HEX color close to Lichen. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 166, 215, 142, HSL 100, 48%, 70%, has luminance 0.5866, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#A6D78E Sample readable text

HEX #A6D78E

RGB rgb(166, 215, 142)

HSL hsl(100 48% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(23, 0, 34, 16)

Luminance 0.5866

Contrast Black 12.73:1White 1.65:1

CSS

--color-a6d78e: #A6D78E;
.background-a6d78e { background-color: #A6D78E; }
.text-a6d78e { color: #A6D78E; }

Luminance0.5866

Black text12.73:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA 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":"#A6D78E","rgb":[166,215,142],"hsl":[100,48,70],"cmyk":[23,0,34,16],"luminance":0.5866,"contrast":{"black":12.73,"white":1.65}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCEFD2","hex":"#DCEFD2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.32,"contrastWhite":1.21,"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":"#A1E87D","hex":"#A1E87D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.35,"contrastWhite":1.46,"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":"#CBD78E","hex":"#CBD78E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.65,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Lichen 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/a6d78e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BF8ED7","analogous":["#CBD78E","#8ED79A"],"triadic":["#8EA6D7","#D78EA6"],"tetradic":["#8ECBD7","#BF8ED7","#D79A8E"],"splitComplementary":["#9A8ED7","#D78ECB"],"monochromatic":["#DCEFD2","#A6D78E","#71BF4A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DCEFD2","dark":"#71BF4A","saturated":"#A1E87D","desaturated":"#ACC69F","pastel":"#F1F6EE","neon":"#B4FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":29.698484809834994},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":31.080540535840107},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":31.89043743820395},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":32.78719262151},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":35}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A6D78E

#A6D78E is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #A6D78E is visually closest to Lichen, a named green color with HEX #9BC4A2.

The RGB channels are 166, 215, and 142, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 100deg with 48% saturation and 70% 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 0.5866, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.70, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.73:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A6D78E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.73:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.65:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCEFD2#000000 text · best 17.32:1#DCEFD2

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

#A1E87D#000000 text · best 14.35:1#A1E87D

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#CBD78E#000000 text · best 13.65:1#CBD78E

Generated Palette

#A6D78E#A6D78E

#BF8ED7#BF8ED7

#CBD78E#CBD78E

#8ED79A#8ED79A

#DCEFD2#DCEFD2

#71BF4A#71BF4A

Color Harmonies

#BF8ED7#BF8ED7

#CBD78E#CBD78E

#8ED79A#8ED79A

#8EA6D7#8EA6D7

#D78EA6#D78EA6

Variants

#DCEFD2#DCEFD2

#71BF4A#71BF4A

#A1E87D#A1E87D

#ACC69F#ACC69F

#F1F6EE#F1F6EE

#B4FF8F#B4FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Lichen#9BC4A2

Willow Green#A8B88F

Light Green#90EE90

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Celadon#ACE1AF

#A6D78E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A6D78E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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