HEX atlas value

#ACC99C

#ACC99C is a cool green HEX color close to Laurel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 172, 201, 156, HSL 99, 29%, 70%, has luminance 0.5294, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#ACC99C Sample readable text

HEX #ACC99C

RGB rgb(172, 201, 156)

HSL hsl(99 29% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(14, 0, 22, 21)

Luminance 0.5294

Contrast Black 11.59:1White 1.81:1

CSS

--color-acc99c: #ACC99C;
.background-acc99c { background-color: #ACC99C; }
.text-acc99c { color: #ACC99C; }

Luminance0.5294

Black text11.59:1AA Pass

White text1.81:1AA 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":"#ACC99C","rgb":[172,201,156],"hsl":[99,29,70],"cmyk":[14,0,22,21],"luminance":0.5294,"contrast":{"black":11.59,"white":1.81}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.59,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.81,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DEE9D8","hex":"#DEE9D8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.75,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A7DA8B","hex":"#A7DA8B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.04,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C2C99C","hex":"#C2C99C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.13,"contrastWhite":1.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9CC9A3","hex":"#9CC9A3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.3,"contrastWhite":1.86,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Laurel Green 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/acc99c.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":"#B99CC9","analogous":["#C2C99C","#9CC9A3"],"triadic":["#9CACC9","#C99CAC"],"tetradic":["#9CC2C9","#B99CC9","#C9A39C"],"splitComplementary":["#A39CC9","#C99CC2"],"monochromatic":["#DEE9D8","#ACC99C","#7AA861"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEE9D8","dark":"#7AA861","saturated":"#A7DA8B","desaturated":"#B1B8AD","pastel":"#F2F4F0","neon":"#B6FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":15.329709716755891},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":18.708286933869708},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":21.77154105707724},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":27.964262908219126},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":29.206163733020468}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ACC99C

#ACC99C is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #ACC99C is visually closest to Laurel Green, a named green color with HEX #A9BA9D.

The RGB channels are 172, 201, and 156, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 99deg with 29% 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.5294, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.33, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.59:1AA Pass

White text1.81:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ACC99C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.59:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.81:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DEE9D8#000000 text · best 16.75:1#DEE9D8

#A7DA8B#000000 text · best 13.04:1#A7DA8B

#C2C99C#000000 text · best 12.13:1#C2C99C

#9CC9A3#000000 text · best 11.3:1#9CC9A3

Pumice#000000 text · best 11.29:1#BAC0B4

Generated Palette

#ACC99C#ACC99C

#B99CC9#B99CC9

#C2C99C#C2C99C

#9CC9A3#9CC9A3

#DEE9D8#DEE9D8

#7AA861#7AA861

Color Harmonies

#B99CC9#B99CC9

#C2C99C#C2C99C

#9CC9A3#9CC9A3

#9CACC9#9CACC9

#C99CAC#C99CAC

Variants

#DEE9D8#DEE9D8

#7AA861#7AA861

#A7DA8B#A7DA8B

#B1B8AD#B1B8AD

#F2F4F0#F2F4F0

#B6FF8F#B6FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Lichen#9BC4A2

Willow Green#A8B88F

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Pumice#BAC0B4

#ACC99C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ACC99C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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