HEX atlas value

#AABCA9

#AABCA9 is a cool green HEX color close to Laurel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 188, 169, HSL 117, 12%, 70%, has luminance 0.4738, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#AABCA9 Sample readable text

HEX #AABCA9

RGB rgb(170, 188, 169)

HSL hsl(117 12% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 10, 26)

Luminance 0.4738

Contrast Black 10.48:1White 2:1

CSS

--color-aabca9: #AABCA9;
.background-aabca9 { background-color: #AABCA9; }
.text-aabca9 { color: #AABCA9; }

Luminance0.4738

Black text10.48:1AA Pass

White text2:1AA 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":"#AABCA9","rgb":[170,188,169],"hsl":[117,12,70],"cmyk":[10,0,10,26],"luminance":0.4738,"contrast":{"black":10.48,"white":2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.48,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DDE4DD","hex":"#DDE4DD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.22,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9BCD98","hex":"#9BCD98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.58,"contrastWhite":1.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.93,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.81,"contrastWhite":1.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B3BCA9","hex":"#B3BCA9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.68,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Laurel Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aabca9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/galvanized-steel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BBA9BC","analogous":["#B3BCA9","#A9BCB2"],"triadic":["#A9AABC","#BCA9AA"],"tetradic":["#A9B3BC","#BBA9BC","#BCB2A9"],"splitComplementary":["#B2A9BC","#BCA9B3"],"monochromatic":["#DDE4DD","#AABCA9","#779376"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DDE4DD","dark":"#779376","saturated":"#9BCD98","desaturated":"#B3B3B3","pastel":"#F2F2F2","neon":"#94FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":14.560219778561036},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":16.30950643030009},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":18.384776310850235},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":19.026297590440446}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AABCA9

#AABCA9 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #AABCA9 is visually closest to Laurel Green, a named green color with HEX #A9BA9D.

The RGB channels are 170, 188, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 117deg with 12% 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.4738, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.48:1AA Pass

White text2:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AABCA9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.48:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DDE4DD#000000 text · best 16.22:1#DDE4DD

#9BCD98#000000 text · best 11.58:1#9BCD98

Ash Gray#000000 text · best 10.93:1#B2BEB5

Lichen#000000 text · best 10.81:1#9BC4A2

#B3BCA9#000000 text · best 10.68:1#B3BCA9

Generated Palette

#AABCA9#AABCA9

#BBA9BC#BBA9BC

#B3BCA9#B3BCA9

#A9BCB2#A9BCB2

#DDE4DD#DDE4DD

#779376#779376

Color Harmonies

#BBA9BC#BBA9BC

#B3BCA9#B3BCA9

#A9BCB2#A9BCB2

#A9AABC#A9AABC

#BCA9AA#BCA9AA

Variants

#DDE4DD#DDE4DD

#779376#779376

#9BCD98#9BCD98

#B3B3B3#B3B3B3

#F2F2F2#F2F2F2

#94FF8F#94FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

Lichen#9BC4A2

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

#AABCA9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AABCA9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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