HEX atlas value

#A9D1BD

#A9D1BD is a cool green HEX color close to Opal. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 169, 209, 189, HSL 150, 30%, 74%, has luminance 0.5771, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#A9D1BD Sample readable text

HEX #A9D1BD

RGB rgb(169, 209, 189)

HSL hsl(150 30% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 10, 18)

Luminance 0.5771

Contrast Black 12.54:1White 1.67:1

CSS

--color-a9d1bd: #A9D1BD;
.background-a9d1bd { background-color: #A9D1BD; }
.text-a9d1bd { color: #A9D1BD; }

Luminance0.5771

Black text12.54:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA 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":"#A9D1BD","rgb":[169,209,189],"hsl":[150,30,74],"cmyk":[19,0,10,18],"luminance":0.5771,"contrast":{"black":12.54,"white":1.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E4F1EB","hex":"#E4F1EB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.08,"contrastWhite":1.16,"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":"#9ADFBD","hex":"#9ADFBD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.66,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.23,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A9D1D1","hex":"#A9D1D1","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.73,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Opal 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/a9d1bd.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-blue.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D1A9BD","analogous":["#A9D1A9","#A9D1D1"],"triadic":["#BDA9D1","#D1BDA9"],"tetradic":["#A9A9D1","#D1A9BD","#D1D1A9"],"splitComplementary":["#D1A9D1","#D1A9A9"],"monochromatic":["#E4F1EB","#A9D1BD","#6DB08F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E4F1EB","dark":"#6DB08F","saturated":"#9ADFBD","desaturated":"#B7C2BD","pastel":"#FCFDFC","neon":"#A3FFD1"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":14.071247279470288},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":21.470910553583888},{"slug":"pastel-blue","name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","distance":21.6794833886788},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":24.289915602982237}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A9D1BD

#A9D1BD is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #A9D1BD is visually closest to Opal, a named green color with HEX #A8C3BC.

The RGB channels are 169, 209, and 189, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 150deg 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 0.5771, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.54:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A9D1BD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.54:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E4F1EB#000000 text · best 18.08:1#E4F1EB

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#9ADFBD#000000 text · best 13.66:1#9ADFBD

Pastel Teal#000000 text · best 13.23:1#9FD8D2

#A9D1D1#000000 text · best 12.73:1#A9D1D1

Generated Palette

#A9D1BD#A9D1BD

#D1A9BD#D1A9BD

#A9D1A9#A9D1A9

#A9D1D1#A9D1D1

#E4F1EB#E4F1EB

#6DB08F#6DB08F

Color Harmonies

#D1A9BD#D1A9BD

#A9D1A9#A9D1A9

#A9D1D1#A9D1D1

#BDA9D1#BDA9D1

#D1BDA9#D1BDA9

Variants

#E4F1EB#E4F1EB

#6DB08F#6DB08F

#9ADFBD#9ADFBD

#B7C2BD#B7C2BD

#FCFDFC#FCFDFC

#A3FFD1#A3FFD1

Nearest Named Colors

Opal#A8C3BC

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Blue#AEC6CF

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

#A9D1BD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A9D1BD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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