HEX atlas value

#A9BCAB

#A9BCAB is a cool green HEX color close to Ash Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 169, 188, 171, HSL 126, 12%, 70%, has luminance 0.4734, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#A9BCAB Sample readable text

HEX #A9BCAB

RGB rgb(169, 188, 171)

HSL hsl(126 12% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 9, 26)

Luminance 0.4734

Contrast Black 10.47:1White 2.01:1

CSS

--color-a9bcab: #A9BCAB;
.background-a9bcab { background-color: #A9BCAB; }
.text-a9bcab { color: #A9BCAB; }

Luminance0.4734

Black text10.47:1AA Pass

White text2.01:1AA 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":"#A9BCAB","rgb":[169,188,171],"hsl":[126,12,70],"cmyk":[10,0,9,26],"luminance":0.4734,"contrast":{"black":10.47,"white":2.01}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.47,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.01,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DDE4DD","hex":"#DDE4DD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.22,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#98CD9E","hex":"#98CD9E","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":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.93,"contrastWhite":1.92,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Ash Gray 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/a9bcab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/galvanized-steel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BCA9BA","analogous":["#B1BCA9","#A9BCB4"],"triadic":["#ABA9BC","#BCABA9"],"tetradic":["#A9B1BC","#BCA9BA","#BCB4A9"],"splitComplementary":["#B4A9BC","#BCA9B1"],"monochromatic":["#DDE4DD","#A9BCAB","#769379"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DDE4DD","dark":"#769379","saturated":"#98CD9E","desaturated":"#B3B3B3","pastel":"#F2F2F2","neon":"#8FFF9A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":13.601470508735444},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":14.142135623730951},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":15},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":18.466185312619388}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A9BCAB

#A9BCAB is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #A9BCAB is visually closest to Ash Gray, a named green color with HEX #B2BEB5.

The RGB channels are 169, 188, and 171, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 126deg with 12% 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 0.4734, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.47:1AA Pass

White text2.01:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A9BCAB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.47:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.01:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DDE4DD#000000 text · best 16.22:1#DDE4DD

#98CD9E#000000 text · best 11.56:1#98CD9E

Opal#000000 text · best 11.2:1#A8C3BC

Ash Gray#000000 text · best 10.93:1#B2BEB5

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

Generated Palette

#A9BCAB#A9BCAB

#BCA9BA#BCA9BA

#B1BCA9#B1BCA9

#A9BCB4#A9BCB4

#DDE4DD#DDE4DD

#769379#769379

Color Harmonies

#BCA9BA#BCA9BA

#B1BCA9#B1BCA9

#A9BCB4#A9BCB4

#ABA9BC#ABA9BC

#BCABA9#BCABA9

Variants

#DDE4DD#DDE4DD

#769379#769379

#98CD9E#98CD9E

#B3B3B3#B3B3B3

#F2F2F2#F2F2F2

#8FFF9A#8FFF9A

Nearest Named Colors

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

Opal#A8C3BC

Lichen#9BC4A2

#A9BCAB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A9BCAB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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