HEX atlas value

#A9BA9D

#A9BA9D is a cool green HEX color close to Laurel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 169, 186, 157, HSL 95, 17%, 67%, has luminance 0.4599, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#A9BA9D Sample readable text

HEX #A9BA9D

RGB rgb(169, 186, 157)

HSL hsl(95 17% 67%)

CMYK cmyk(9, 0, 16, 27)

Luminance 0.4599

Contrast Black 10.2:1White 2.06:1

CSS

--color-a9ba9d: #A9BA9D;
.background-a9ba9d { background-color: #A9BA9D; }
.text-a9ba9d { color: #A9BA9D; }

Luminance0.4599

Black text10.2:1AA Pass

White text2.06:1AA 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":"#A9BA9D","rgb":[169,186,157],"hsl":[95,17,67],"cmyk":[9,0,16,27],"luminance":0.4599,"contrast":{"black":10.2,"white":2.06}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.06,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D8DFD2","hex":"#D8DFD2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.41,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A5CC8A","hex":"#A5CC8A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.6,"contrastWhite":1.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.81,"contrastWhite":1.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B7B99D","hex":"#B7B99D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.44,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Laurel Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a9ba9d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AD9DB9","analogous":["#B7B99D","#9DB99F"],"triadic":["#9DA8B9","#B99DA8"],"tetradic":["#9DB7B9","#AD9DB9","#B99F9D"],"splitComplementary":["#9F9DB9","#B99DB7"],"monochromatic":["#D8DFD2","#A9BA9D","#799268"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D8DFD2","dark":"#799268","saturated":"#A5CC8A","desaturated":"#ABABAB","pastel":"#EBEBEA","neon":"#B5FF80"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":0},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":14.177446878757825},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":17.916472867168917},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":18.81488772222678},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":20.808652046684813}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A9BA9D

#A9BA9D is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #A9BA9D is visually closest to Laurel Green, a named green color with HEX #A9BA9D.

The RGB channels are 169, 186, and 157, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 95deg with 17% saturation and 67% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.4599, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.2:1AA Pass

White text2.06:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A9BA9D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.06:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8DFD2#000000 text · best 15.41:1#D8DFD2

#A5CC8A#000000 text · best 11.6:1#A5CC8A

Lichen#000000 text · best 10.81:1#9BC4A2

#B7B99D#000000 text · best 10.44:1#B7B99D

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

Generated Palette

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

#AD9DB9#AD9DB9

#B7B99D#B7B99D

#9DB99F#9DB99F

#D8DFD2#D8DFD2

#799268#799268

Color Harmonies

#AD9DB9#AD9DB9

#B7B99D#B7B99D

#9DB99F#9DB99F

#9DA8B9#9DA8B9

#B99DA8#B99DA8

Variants

#D8DFD2#D8DFD2

#799268#799268

#A5CC8A#A5CC8A

#ABABAB#ABABAB

#EBEBEA#EBEBEA

#B5FF80#B5FF80

Nearest Named Colors

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Willow Green#A8B88F

Lichen#9BC4A2

Greige#B0A999

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

#A9BA9D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A9BA9D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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