HEX atlas value

#A9C167

#A9C167 is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 169, 193, 103, HSL 76, 42%, 58%, has luminance 0.4755, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#A9C167 Sample readable text

HEX #A9C167

RGB rgb(169, 193, 103)

HSL hsl(76 42% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 47, 24)

Luminance 0.4755

Contrast Black 10.51:1White 2:1

CSS

--color-a9c167: #A9C167;
.background-a9c167 { background-color: #A9C167; }
.text-a9c167 { color: #A9C167; }

Luminance0.4755

Black text10.51:1AA 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":"#A9C167","rgb":[169,193,103],"hsl":[76,42,58],"cmyk":[12,0,47,24],"luminance":0.4755,"contrast":{"black":10.51,"white":2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.51,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CEDCA8","hex":"#CEDCA8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.43,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B4D84F","hex":"#B4D84F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.88,"contrastWhite":1.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Dark Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a9c167.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7F67C1","analogous":["#C1AC67","#7CC167"],"triadic":["#67A9C1","#C167A9"],"tetradic":["#67C1AC","#7F67C1","#C1677C"],"splitComplementary":["#677CC1","#AC67C1"],"monochromatic":["#CEDCA8","#A9C167","#7A913B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CEDCA8","dark":"#7A913B","saturated":"#B4D84F","desaturated":"#9EA97E","pastel":"#D9DFC8","neon":"#D1FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":22.715633383201094},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":24.919871588754223},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":33.06055050963308},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":38.40572873934304},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":38.40572873934304}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A9C167

#A9C167 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #A9C167 is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 169, 193, and 103, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 76deg with 42% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4755, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.51:1AA 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 #A9C167 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.51:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CEDCA8#000000 text · best 14.43:1#CEDCA8

#B4D84F#000000 text · best 12.88:1#B4D84F

Pistachio#000000 text · best 10.47:1#93C572

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

Generated Palette

#A9C167#A9C167

#7F67C1#7F67C1

#C1AC67#C1AC67

#7CC167#7CC167

#CEDCA8#CEDCA8

#7A913B#7A913B

Color Harmonies

#7F67C1#7F67C1

#C1AC67#C1AC67

#7CC167#7CC167

#67A9C1#67A9C1

#C167A9#C167A9

Variants

#CEDCA8#CEDCA8

#7A913B#7A913B

#B4D84F#B4D84F

#9EA97E#9EA97E

#D9DFC8#D9DFC8

#D1FF52#D1FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Pistachio#93C572

Bamboo#C7B56E

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

#A9C167

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A9C167

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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