HEX atlas value

#A9D1AC

#A9D1AC is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 169, 209, 172, HSL 125, 30%, 74%, has luminance 0.5701, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#A9D1AC Sample readable text

HEX #A9D1AC

RGB rgb(169, 209, 172)

HSL hsl(125 30% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 18, 18)

Luminance 0.5701

Contrast Black 12.4:1White 1.69:1

CSS

--color-a9d1ac: #A9D1AC;
.background-a9d1ac { background-color: #A9D1AC; }
.text-a9d1ac { color: #A9D1AC; }

Luminance0.5701

Black text12.4:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA 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":"#A9D1AC","rgb":[169,209,172],"hsl":[125,30,74],"cmyk":[19,0,18,18],"luminance":0.5701,"contrast":{"black":12.4,"white":1.69}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.4,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.69,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E4F1E6","hex":"#E4F1E6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.02,"contrastWhite":1.17,"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":"#9ADFA0","hex":"#9ADFA0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.44,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B9D1A9","hex":"#B9D1A9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.76,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A9D1C0","hex":"#A9D1C0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.57,"contrastWhite":1.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Celadon 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/a9d1ac.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D1A9CD","analogous":["#B9D1A9","#A9D1C0"],"triadic":["#ACA9D1","#D1ACA9"],"tetradic":["#A9B9D1","#D1A9CD","#D1C0A9"],"splitComplementary":["#C0A9D1","#D1A9B9"],"monochromatic":["#E4F1E6","#A9D1AC","#6DB073"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E4F1E6","dark":"#6DB073","saturated":"#9ADFA0","desaturated":"#B7C2B8","pastel":"#FCFDFC","neon":"#A3FFAB"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":16.55294535724685},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":21.283796653792763},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":21.563858652847824},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":22.869193252058544},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":25.337718918639855}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A9D1AC

#A9D1AC is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #A9D1AC is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 169, 209, and 172, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 125deg with 30% saturation and 74% 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 0.5701, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.55, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.4:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A9D1AC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.4:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.69:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E4F1E6#000000 text · best 18.02:1#E4F1E6

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#9ADFA0#000000 text · best 13.44:1#9ADFA0

#B9D1A9#000000 text · best 12.76:1#B9D1A9

#A9D1C0#000000 text · best 12.57:1#A9D1C0

Generated Palette

#A9D1AC#A9D1AC

#D1A9CD#D1A9CD

#B9D1A9#B9D1A9

#A9D1C0#A9D1C0

#E4F1E6#E4F1E6

#6DB073#6DB073

Color Harmonies

#D1A9CD#D1A9CD

#B9D1A9#B9D1A9

#A9D1C0#A9D1C0

#ACA9D1#ACA9D1

#D1ACA9#D1ACA9

Variants

#E4F1E6#E4F1E6

#6DB073#6DB073

#9ADFA0#9ADFA0

#B7C2B8#B7C2B8

#FCFDFC#FCFDFC

#A3FFAB#A3FFAB

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Opal#A8C3BC

Lichen#9BC4A2

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Pumice#BAC0B4

#A9D1AC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A9D1AC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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