HEX atlas value

#ADE5A9

#ADE5A9 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 173, 229, 169, HSL 116, 54%, 78%, has luminance 0.6779, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#ADE5A9 Sample readable text

HEX #ADE5A9

RGB rgb(173, 229, 169)

HSL hsl(116 54% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(24, 0, 26, 10)

Luminance 0.6779

Contrast Black 14.56:1White 1.44:1

CSS

--color-ade5a9: #ADE5A9;
.background-ade5a9 { background-color: #ADE5A9; }
.text-ade5a9 { color: #ADE5A9; }

Luminance0.6779

Black text14.56:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA 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":"#ADE5A9","rgb":[173,229,169],"hsl":[116,54,78],"cmyk":[24,0,26,10],"luminance":0.6779,"contrast":{"black":14.56,"white":1.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F0FAEF","hex":"#F0FAEF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.63,"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":"#A2F29C","hex":"#A2F29C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.72,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CBE5A9","hex":"#CBE5A9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.32,"contrastWhite":1.37,"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/ade5a9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E1A9E5","analogous":["#CBE5A9","#A9E5C3"],"triadic":["#A9ADE5","#E5A9AD"],"tetradic":["#A9CBE5","#E1A9E5","#E5C3A9"],"splitComplementary":["#C3A9E5","#E5A9CB"],"monochromatic":["#F0FAEF","#ADE5A9","#69D062"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F0FAEF","dark":"#69D062","saturated":"#A2F29C","desaturated":"#B7D9B5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#BCFFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":7.280109889280518},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":31.496031496047245},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":33.66006535941367},{"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 #ADE5A9

#ADE5A9 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #ADE5A9 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 173, 229, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 116deg 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 0.6779, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.28, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.56:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ADE5A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.56:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F0FAEF#000000 text · best 19.63:1#F0FAEF

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

#A2F29C#000000 text · best 15.72:1#A2F29C

#CBE5A9#000000 text · best 15.32:1#CBE5A9

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

Generated Palette

#ADE5A9#ADE5A9

#E1A9E5#E1A9E5

#CBE5A9#CBE5A9

#A9E5C3#A9E5C3

#F0FAEF#F0FAEF

#69D062#69D062

Color Harmonies

#E1A9E5#E1A9E5

#CBE5A9#CBE5A9

#A9E5C3#A9E5C3

#A9ADE5#A9ADE5

#E5A9AD#E5A9AD

Variants

#F0FAEF#F0FAEF

#69D062#69D062

#A2F29C#A2F29C

#B7D9B5#B7D9B5

White#FFFFFF

#BCFFB8#BCFFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Seafoam#93E9BE

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

#ADE5A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ADE5A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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