HEX atlas value

#AAC5A0

#AAC5A0 is a cool green HEX color close to Laurel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 197, 160, HSL 104, 24%, 70%, has luminance 0.5102, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#AAC5A0 Sample readable text

HEX #AAC5A0

RGB rgb(170, 197, 160)

HSL hsl(104 24% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(14, 0, 19, 23)

Luminance 0.5102

Contrast Black 11.2:1White 1.87:1

CSS

--color-aac5a0: #AAC5A0;
.background-aac5a0 { background-color: #AAC5A0; }
.text-aac5a0 { color: #AAC5A0; }

Luminance0.5102

Black text11.2:1AA Pass

White text1.87:1AA 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":"#AAC5A0","rgb":[170,197,160],"hsl":[104,24,70],"cmyk":[14,0,19,23],"luminance":0.5102,"contrast":{"black":11.2,"white":1.87}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.87,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DDE8D9","hex":"#DDE8D9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.62,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A2D68F","hex":"#A2D68F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.55,"contrastWhite":1.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BCC5A0","hex":"#BCC5A0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.63,"contrastWhite":1.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.29,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A0C5A9","hex":"#A0C5A9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.05,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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/aac5a0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BBA0C5","analogous":["#BCC5A0","#A0C5A9"],"triadic":["#A0AAC5","#C5A0AA"],"tetradic":["#A0BCC5","#BBA0C5","#C5A9A0"],"splitComplementary":["#A9A0C5","#C5A0BC"],"monochromatic":["#DDE8D9","#AAC5A0","#77A267"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DDE8D9","dark":"#77A267","saturated":"#A2D68F","desaturated":"#B2B4B1","pastel":"#F2F3F1","neon":"#ADFF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":11.445523142259598},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":15.165750888103101},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":21.494185260204677},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":23.53720459187964},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":26.095976701399778}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AAC5A0

#AAC5A0 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #AAC5A0 is visually closest to Laurel Green, a named green color with HEX #A9BA9D.

The RGB channels are 170, 197, and 160, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 104deg with 24% 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 0.5102, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.2:1AA Pass

White text1.87:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AAC5A0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.87:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DDE8D9#000000 text · best 16.62:1#DDE8D9

#A2D68F#000000 text · best 12.55:1#A2D68F

#BCC5A0#000000 text · best 11.63:1#BCC5A0

Pumice#000000 text · best 11.29:1#BAC0B4

#A0C5A9#000000 text · best 11.05:1#A0C5A9

Generated Palette

#AAC5A0#AAC5A0

#BBA0C5#BBA0C5

#BCC5A0#BCC5A0

#A0C5A9#A0C5A9

#DDE8D9#DDE8D9

#77A267#77A267

Color Harmonies

#BBA0C5#BBA0C5

#BCC5A0#BCC5A0

#A0C5A9#A0C5A9

#A0AAC5#A0AAC5

#C5A0AA#C5A0AA

Variants

#DDE8D9#DDE8D9

#77A267#77A267

#A2D68F#A2D68F

#B2B4B1#B2B4B1

#F2F3F1#F2F3F1

#ADFF8F#ADFF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Lichen#9BC4A2

Willow Green#A8B88F

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Pumice#BAC0B4

#AAC5A0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AAC5A0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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