HEX atlas value

#AFBCA9

#AFBCA9 is a cool green HEX color close to Ash Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 175, 188, 169, HSL 101, 12%, 70%, has luminance 0.4794, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#AFBCA9 Sample readable text

HEX #AFBCA9

RGB rgb(175, 188, 169)

HSL hsl(101 12% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 10, 26)

Luminance 0.4794

Contrast Black 10.59:1White 1.98:1

CSS

--color-afbca9: #AFBCA9;
.background-afbca9 { background-color: #AFBCA9; }
.text-afbca9 { color: #AFBCA9; }

Luminance0.4794

Black text10.59:1AA Pass

White text1.98:1AA 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":"#AFBCA9","rgb":[175,188,169],"hsl":[101,12,70],"cmyk":[7,0,10,26],"luminance":0.4794,"contrast":{"black":10.59,"white":1.98}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.59,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.98,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFE4DD","hex":"#DFE4DD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.28,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A9CD98","hex":"#A9CD98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.87,"contrastWhite":1.77,"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":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.93,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B8BCA9","hex":"#B8BCA9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.8,"contrastWhite":1.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Ash Gray 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/afbca9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B6A9BC","analogous":["#B8BCA9","#A9BCAD"],"triadic":["#A9AFBC","#BCA9AF"],"tetradic":["#A9B8BC","#B6A9BC","#BCADA9"],"splitComplementary":["#ADA9BC","#BCA9B8"],"monochromatic":["#DFE4DD","#AFBCA9","#7F9376"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DFE4DD","dark":"#7F9376","saturated":"#A9CD98","desaturated":"#B3B3B3","pastel":"#F2F2F2","neon":"#B2FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":12.529964086141668},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":13.564659966250536},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":16.06237840420901},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":17.349351572897472},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":19.924858845171276}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AFBCA9

#AFBCA9 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #AFBCA9 is visually closest to Ash Gray, a named green color with HEX #B2BEB5.

The RGB channels are 175, 188, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 101deg 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 0.4794, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.53, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.59:1AA Pass

White text1.98:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AFBCA9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.59:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.98:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFE4DD#000000 text · best 16.28:1#DFE4DD

#A9CD98#000000 text · best 11.87:1#A9CD98

Pumice#000000 text · best 11.29:1#BAC0B4

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

#B8BCA9#000000 text · best 10.8:1#B8BCA9

Generated Palette

#AFBCA9#AFBCA9

#B6A9BC#B6A9BC

#B8BCA9#B8BCA9

#A9BCAD#A9BCAD

#DFE4DD#DFE4DD

#7F9376#7F9376

Color Harmonies

#B6A9BC#B6A9BC

#B8BCA9#B8BCA9

#A9BCAD#A9BCAD

#A9AFBC#A9AFBC

#BCA9AF#BCA9AF

Variants

#DFE4DD#DFE4DD

#7F9376#7F9376

#A9CD98#A9CD98

#B3B3B3#B3B3B3

#F2F2F2#F2F2F2

#B2FF8F#B2FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Pumice#BAC0B4

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

#AFBCA9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AFBCA9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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