HEX atlas value

#AEC0A5

#AEC0A5 is a cool green HEX color close to Laurel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 192, 165, HSL 100, 18%, 70%, has luminance 0.4941, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#AEC0A5 Sample readable text

HEX #AEC0A5

RGB rgb(174, 192, 165)

HSL hsl(100 18% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(9, 0, 14, 25)

Luminance 0.4941

Contrast Black 10.88:1White 1.93:1

CSS

--color-aec0a5: #AEC0A5;
.background-aec0a5 { background-color: #AEC0A5; }
.text-aec0a5 { color: #AEC0A5; }

Luminance0.4941

Black text10.88:1AA Pass

White text1.93:1AA 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":"#AEC0A5","rgb":[174,192,165],"hsl":[100,18,70],"cmyk":[9,0,14,25],"luminance":0.4941,"contrast":{"black":10.88,"white":1.93}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFE6DB","hex":"#DFE6DB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.48,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A8D194","hex":"#A8D194","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.21,"contrastWhite":1.72,"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":"#BCC0A5","hex":"#BCC0A5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.22,"contrastWhite":1.87,"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"]}]

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/aec0a5.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/pumice.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B7A5C0","analogous":["#BCC0A5","#A5C0A9"],"triadic":["#A5AEC0","#C0A5AE"],"tetradic":["#A5BCC0","#B7A5C0","#C0A9A5"],"splitComplementary":["#A9A5C0","#C0A5BC"],"monochromatic":["#DFE6DB","#AEC0A5","#7D9B6F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DFE6DB","dark":"#7D9B6F","saturated":"#A8D194","desaturated":"#B3B3B3","pastel":"#F2F3F2","neon":"#B4FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":11.180339887498949},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":16.61324772583615},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":19.209372712298546},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":19.6468827043885},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":22.494443758403985}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AEC0A5

#AEC0A5 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #AEC0A5 is visually closest to Laurel Green, a named green color with HEX #A9BA9D.

The RGB channels are 174, 192, and 165, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 100deg with 18% 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 0.4941, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.18, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.88:1AA Pass

White text1.93:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AEC0A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.88:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.93:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFE6DB#000000 text · best 16.48:1#DFE6DB

#A8D194#000000 text · best 12.21:1#A8D194

Pumice#000000 text · best 11.29:1#BAC0B4

#BCC0A5#000000 text · best 11.22:1#BCC0A5

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

Generated Palette

#AEC0A5#AEC0A5

#B7A5C0#B7A5C0

#BCC0A5#BCC0A5

#A5C0A9#A5C0A9

#DFE6DB#DFE6DB

#7D9B6F#7D9B6F

Color Harmonies

#B7A5C0#B7A5C0

#BCC0A5#BCC0A5

#A5C0A9#A5C0A9

#A5AEC0#A5AEC0

#C0A5AE#C0A5AE

Variants

#DFE6DB#DFE6DB

#7D9B6F#7D9B6F

#A8D194#A8D194

#B3B3B3#B3B3B3

#F2F3F2#F2F3F2

#B4FF8F#B4FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Pumice#BAC0B4

Lichen#9BC4A2

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

#AEC0A5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AEC0A5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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