HEX atlas value

#A9E5C5

#A9E5C5 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Teal. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 169, 229, 197, HSL 148, 54%, 78%, has luminance 0.685, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#A9E5C5 Sample readable text

HEX #A9E5C5

RGB rgb(169, 229, 197)

HSL hsl(148 54% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(26, 0, 14, 10)

Luminance 0.685

Contrast Black 14.7:1White 1.43:1

CSS

--color-a9e5c5: #A9E5C5;
.background-a9e5c5 { background-color: #A9E5C5; }
.text-a9e5c5 { color: #A9E5C5; }

Luminance0.685

Black text14.7:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA 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":"#A9E5C5","rgb":[169,229,197],"hsl":[148,54,78],"cmyk":[26,0,14,10],"luminance":0.685,"contrast":{"black":14.7,"white":1.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.7,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFFAF4","hex":"#EFFAF4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.65,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9CF2C4","hex":"#9CF2C4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.91,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.66,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A9E5E3","hex":"#A9E5E3","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15,"contrastWhite":1.4,"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","Pastel Teal 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/a9e5c5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-teal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E5A9C9","analogous":["#ABE5A9","#A9E5E3"],"triadic":["#C5A9E5","#E5C5A9"],"tetradic":["#A9ABE5","#E5A9C9","#E5E3A9"],"splitComplementary":["#E3A9E5","#E5A9AB"],"monochromatic":["#EFFAF4","#A9E5C5","#62D095"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFFAF4","dark":"#62D095","saturated":"#9CF2C4","desaturated":"#B5D9C6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFD9"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":20.92844953645635},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":22.561028345356956},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":23.430749027719962},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":24.657656011875904},{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":31.0322412983658}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A9E5C5

#A9E5C5 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #A9E5C5 is visually closest to Pastel Teal, a named cyan color with HEX #9FD8D2.

The RGB channels are 169, 229, and 197, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 148deg 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 0.685, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.93, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.7:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A9E5C5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.7:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFFAF4#000000 text · best 19.65:1#EFFAF4

#9CF2C4#000000 text · best 15.91:1#9CF2C4

Pastel Aqua#000000 text · best 15.66:1#B8E8E0

#A9E5E3#000000 text · best 15:1#A9E5E3

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

Generated Palette

#A9E5C5#A9E5C5

#E5A9C9#E5A9C9

#ABE5A9#ABE5A9

#A9E5E3#A9E5E3

#EFFAF4#EFFAF4

#62D095#62D095

Color Harmonies

#E5A9C9#E5A9C9

#ABE5A9#ABE5A9

#A9E5E3#A9E5E3

#C5A9E5#C5A9E5

#E5C5A9#E5C5A9

Variants

#EFFAF4#EFFAF4

#62D095#62D095

#9CF2C4#9CF2C4

#B5D9C6#B5D9C6

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFD9#B8FFD9

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

Celadon#ACE1AF

Seafoam#93E9BE

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

#A9E5C5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A9E5C5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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