HEX atlas value

#A9E5AD

#A9E5AD is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 169, 229, 173, HSL 124, 54%, 78%, has luminance 0.6749, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#A9E5AD Sample readable text

HEX #A9E5AD

RGB rgb(169, 229, 173)

HSL hsl(124 54% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(26, 0, 24, 10)

Luminance 0.6749

Contrast Black 14.5:1White 1.45:1

CSS

--color-a9e5ad: #A9E5AD;
.background-a9e5ad { background-color: #A9E5AD; }
.text-a9e5ad { color: #A9E5AD; }

Luminance0.6749

Black text14.5:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA 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":"#A9E5AD","rgb":[169,229,173],"hsl":[124,54,78],"cmyk":[26,0,24,10],"luminance":0.6749,"contrast":{"black":14.5,"white":1.45}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.45,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFFAF0","hex":"#EFFAF0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.6,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9CF2A2","hex":"#9CF2A2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.64,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C3E5A9","hex":"#C3E5A9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.1,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"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/a9e5ad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E5A9E1","analogous":["#C3E5A9","#A9E5CB"],"triadic":["#ADA9E5","#E5ADA9"],"tetradic":["#A9C3E5","#E5A9E1","#E5CBA9"],"splitComplementary":["#CBA9E5","#E5A9C3"],"monochromatic":["#EFFAF0","#A9E5AD","#62D069"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFFAF0","dark":"#62D069","saturated":"#9CF2A2","desaturated":"#B5D9B7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFBC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":5.385164807134504},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":28.089143810376278},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":31.496031496047245},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":34.84250278036869},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":34.84250278036869}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A9E5AD

#A9E5AD is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #A9E5AD is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 169, 229, and 173, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 124deg with 54% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 0.6749, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.5:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A9E5AD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.5:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.45:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFFAF0#000000 text · best 19.6:1#EFFAF0

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

#9CF2A2#000000 text · best 15.64:1#9CF2A2

#C3E5A9#000000 text · best 15.1:1#C3E5A9

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

Generated Palette

#A9E5AD#A9E5AD

#E5A9E1#E5A9E1

#C3E5A9#C3E5A9

#A9E5CB#A9E5CB

#EFFAF0#EFFAF0

#62D069#62D069

Color Harmonies

#E5A9E1#E5A9E1

#C3E5A9#C3E5A9

#A9E5CB#A9E5CB

#ADA9E5#ADA9E5

#E5ADA9#E5ADA9

Variants

#EFFAF0#EFFAF0

#62D069#62D069

#9CF2A2#9CF2A2

#B5D9B7#B5D9B7

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFBC#B8FFBC

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Seafoam#93E9BE

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

#A9E5AD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A9E5AD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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