HEX atlas value

#A9C99C

#A9C99C is a cool green HEX color close to Laurel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 169, 201, 156, HSL 103, 29%, 70%, has luminance 0.5261, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#A9C99C Sample readable text

HEX #A9C99C

RGB rgb(169, 201, 156)

HSL hsl(103 29% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 22, 21)

Luminance 0.5261

Contrast Black 11.52:1White 1.82:1

CSS

--color-a9c99c: #A9C99C;
.background-a9c99c { background-color: #A9C99C; }
.text-a9c99c { color: #A9C99C; }

Luminance0.5261

Black text11.52:1AA Pass

White text1.82:1AA 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":"#A9C99C","rgb":[169,201,156],"hsl":[103,29,70],"cmyk":[16,0,22,21],"luminance":0.5261,"contrast":{"black":11.52,"white":1.82}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.82,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DDE9D8","hex":"#DDE9D8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.72,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A2DA8B","hex":"#A2DA8B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.94,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BFC99C","hex":"#BFC99C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.05,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9CC9A6","hex":"#9CC9A6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.32,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Laurel Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a9c99c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BC9CC9","analogous":["#BFC99C","#9CC9A6"],"triadic":["#9CA9C9","#C99CA9"],"tetradic":["#9CBFC9","#BC9CC9","#C9A69C"],"splitComplementary":["#A69CC9","#C99CBF"],"monochromatic":["#DDE9D8","#A9C99C","#75A861"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DDE9D8","dark":"#75A861","saturated":"#A2DA8B","desaturated":"#B0B8AD","pastel":"#F1F4F0","neon":"#AFFF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":15.033296378372908},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":16.0312195418814},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":21.42428528562855},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":28.75760768909681},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":30.757112998459398}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A9C99C

#A9C99C is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #A9C99C is visually closest to Laurel Green, a named green color with HEX #A9BA9D.

The RGB channels are 169, 201, and 156, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 103deg with 29% 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.5261, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.52:1AA Pass

White text1.82:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A9C99C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.52:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.82:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DDE9D8#000000 text · best 16.72:1#DDE9D8

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#A2DA8B#000000 text · best 12.94:1#A2DA8B

#BFC99C#000000 text · best 12.05:1#BFC99C

#9CC9A6#000000 text · best 11.32:1#9CC9A6

Generated Palette

#A9C99C#A9C99C

#BC9CC9#BC9CC9

#BFC99C#BFC99C

#9CC9A6#9CC9A6

#DDE9D8#DDE9D8

#75A861#75A861

Color Harmonies

#BC9CC9#BC9CC9

#BFC99C#BFC99C

#9CC9A6#9CC9A6

#9CA9C9#9CA9C9

#C99CA9#C99CA9

Variants

#DDE9D8#DDE9D8

#75A861#75A861

#A2DA8B#A2DA8B

#B0B8AD#B0B8AD

#F1F4F0#F1F4F0

#AFFF8F#AFFF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Lichen#9BC4A2

Willow Green#A8B88F

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Celadon#ACE1AF

#A9C99C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A9C99C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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