HEX atlas value

#A9BCAE

#A9BCAE is a cool green HEX color close to Ash Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 169, 188, 174, HSL 136, 12%, 70%, has luminance 0.4746, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#A9BCAE Sample readable text

HEX #A9BCAE

RGB rgb(169, 188, 174)

HSL hsl(136 12% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 7, 26)

Luminance 0.4746

Contrast Black 10.49:1White 2:1

CSS

--color-a9bcae: #A9BCAE;
.background-a9bcae { background-color: #A9BCAE; }
.text-a9bcae { color: #A9BCAE; }

Luminance0.4746

Black text10.49:1AA 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":"#A9BCAE","rgb":[169,188,174],"hsl":[136,12,70],"cmyk":[10,0,7,26],"luminance":0.4746,"contrast":{"black":10.49,"white":2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DDE4DF","hex":"#DDE4DF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.24,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#98CDA6","hex":"#98CDA6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.62,"contrastWhite":1.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.29,"contrastWhite":1.86,"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"]}]

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/a9bcae.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/opal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BCA9B7","analogous":["#AEBCA9","#A9BCB7"],"triadic":["#AEA9BC","#BCAEA9"],"tetradic":["#A9AEBC","#BCA9B7","#BCB7A9"],"splitComplementary":["#B7A9BC","#BCA9AE"],"monochromatic":["#DDE4DF","#A9BCAE","#76937E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DDE4DF","dark":"#76937E","saturated":"#98CDA6","desaturated":"#B3B3B3","pastel":"#F2F2F2","neon":"#8FFFAD"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":11.575836902790225},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":13.416407864998739},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":15.684387141358123},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":17.11724276862369},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":18.466185312619388}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A9BCAE

#A9BCAE is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #A9BCAE is visually closest to Ash Gray, a named green color with HEX #B2BEB5.

The RGB channels are 169, 188, and 174, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 136deg 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 0.4746, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.58, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.49:1AA 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 #A9BCAE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DDE4DF#000000 text · best 16.24:1#DDE4DF

#98CDA6#000000 text · best 11.62:1#98CDA6

Pumice#000000 text · best 11.29:1#BAC0B4

Opal#000000 text · best 11.2:1#A8C3BC

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

Generated Palette

#A9BCAE#A9BCAE

#BCA9B7#BCA9B7

#AEBCA9#AEBCA9

#A9BCB7#A9BCB7

#DDE4DF#DDE4DF

#76937E#76937E

Color Harmonies

#BCA9B7#BCA9B7

#AEBCA9#AEBCA9

#A9BCB7#A9BCB7

#AEA9BC#AEA9BC

#BCAEA9#BCAEA9

Variants

#DDE4DF#DDE4DF

#76937E#76937E

#98CDA6#98CDA6

#B3B3B3#B3B3B3

#F2F2F2#F2F2F2

#8FFFAD#8FFFAD

Nearest Named Colors

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

Opal#A8C3BC

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Pumice#BAC0B4

#A9BCAE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A9BCAE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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