HEX atlas value

#A9BCAC

#A9BCAC is a cool green HEX color close to Ash Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 169, 188, 172, HSL 129, 12%, 70%, has luminance 0.4738, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#A9BCAC Sample readable text

HEX #A9BCAC

RGB rgb(169, 188, 172)

HSL hsl(129 12% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 9, 26)

Luminance 0.4738

Contrast Black 10.48:1White 2:1

CSS

--color-a9bcac: #A9BCAC;
.background-a9bcac { background-color: #A9BCAC; }
.text-a9bcac { color: #A9BCAC; }

Luminance0.4738

Black text10.48:1AA Pass

White text2:1AA 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":"#A9BCAC","rgb":[169,188,172],"hsl":[129,12,70],"cmyk":[10,0,9,26],"luminance":0.4738,"contrast":{"black":10.48,"white":2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.48,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DDE4DE","hex":"#DDE4DE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.23,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#98CDA0","hex":"#98CDA0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.58,"contrastWhite":1.81,"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/a9bcac.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/galvanized-steel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BCA9B9","analogous":["#B0BCA9","#A9BCB5"],"triadic":["#ACA9BC","#BCACA9"],"tetradic":["#A9B0BC","#BCA9B9","#BCB5A9"],"splitComplementary":["#B5A9BC","#BCA9B0"],"monochromatic":["#DDE4DE","#A9BCAC","#76937A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DDE4DE","dark":"#76937A","saturated":"#98CDA0","desaturated":"#B3B3B3","pastel":"#F2F2F2","neon":"#8FFFA0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":12.884098726725126},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":14.422205101855956},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":15.132745950421556},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":17.4928556845359},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":18.973665961010276}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A9BCAC

#A9BCAC is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #A9BCAC is visually closest to Ash Gray, a named green color with HEX #B2BEB5.

The RGB channels are 169, 188, and 172, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 129deg 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 0.4738, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.48:1AA Pass

White text2:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A9BCAC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.48:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DDE4DE#000000 text · best 16.23:1#DDE4DE

#98CDA0#000000 text · best 11.58:1#98CDA0

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

#A9BCAC#A9BCAC

#BCA9B9#BCA9B9

#B0BCA9#B0BCA9

#A9BCB5#A9BCB5

#DDE4DE#DDE4DE

#76937A#76937A

Color Harmonies

#BCA9B9#BCA9B9

#B0BCA9#B0BCA9

#A9BCB5#A9BCB5

#ACA9BC#ACA9BC

#BCACA9#BCACA9

Variants

#DDE4DE#DDE4DE

#76937A#76937A

#98CDA0#98CDA0

#B3B3B3#B3B3B3

#F2F2F2#F2F2F2

#8FFFA0#8FFFA0

Nearest Named Colors

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Opal#A8C3BC

Lichen#9BC4A2

#A9BCAC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A9BCAC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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