HEX atlas value

#A8CE97

#A8CE97 is a cool green HEX color close to Lichen. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 168, 206, 151, HSL 101, 36%, 70%, has luminance 0.547, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#A8CE97 Sample readable text

HEX #A8CE97

RGB rgb(168, 206, 151)

HSL hsl(101 36% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(18, 0, 27, 19)

Luminance 0.547

Contrast Black 11.94:1White 1.76:1

CSS

--color-a8ce97: #A8CE97;
.background-a8ce97 { background-color: #A8CE97; }
.text-a8ce97 { color: #A8CE97; }

Luminance0.547

Black text11.94:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA 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":"#A8CE97","rgb":[168,206,151],"hsl":[101,36,70],"cmyk":[18,0,27,19],"luminance":0.547,"contrast":{"black":11.94,"white":1.76}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.76,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCEBD5","hex":"#DCEBD5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.89,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A2DF86","hex":"#A2DF86","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.44,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C4CE97","hex":"#C4CE97","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.62,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#97CEA1","hex":"#97CEA1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.66,"contrastWhite":1.8,"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/a8ce97.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":"#BD97CE","analogous":["#C4CE97","#97CEA1"],"triadic":["#97A8CE","#CE97A8"],"tetradic":["#97C4CE","#BD97CE","#CEA197"],"splitComplementary":["#A197CE","#CE97C4"],"monochromatic":["#DCEBD5","#A8CE97","#74B159"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DCEBD5","dark":"#74B159","saturated":"#A2DF86","desaturated":"#AFBDA8","pastel":"#F1F5F0","neon":"#B2FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":19.748417658131498},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":20.904544960366874},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":23.40939982143925},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":30.870698080866262},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":31.827660925679098}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A8CE97

#A8CE97 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #A8CE97 is visually closest to Lichen, a named green color with HEX #9BC4A2.

The RGB channels are 168, 206, and 151, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 101deg with 36% 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 0.547, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.94:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A8CE97 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.94:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.76:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCEBD5#000000 text · best 16.89:1#DCEBD5

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#A2DF86#000000 text · best 13.44:1#A2DF86

#C4CE97#000000 text · best 12.62:1#C4CE97

#97CEA1#000000 text · best 11.66:1#97CEA1

Generated Palette

#A8CE97#A8CE97

#BD97CE#BD97CE

#C4CE97#C4CE97

#97CEA1#97CEA1

#DCEBD5#DCEBD5

#74B159#74B159

Color Harmonies

#BD97CE#BD97CE

#C4CE97#C4CE97

#97CEA1#97CEA1

#97A8CE#97A8CE

#CE97A8#CE97A8

Variants

#DCEBD5#DCEBD5

#74B159#74B159

#A2DF86#A2DF86

#AFBDA8#AFBDA8

#F1F5F0#F1F5F0

#B2FF8F#B2FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Lichen#9BC4A2

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Willow Green#A8B88F

Celadon#ACE1AF

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

#A8CE97

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A8CE97

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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