HEX atlas value

#ADF5C9

#ADF5C9 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Aqua. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 173, 245, 201, HSL 143, 78%, 82%, has luminance 0.7841, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#ADF5C9 Sample readable text

HEX #ADF5C9

RGB rgb(173, 245, 201)

HSL hsl(143 78% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(29, 0, 18, 4)

Luminance 0.7841

Contrast Black 16.68:1White 1.26:1

CSS

--color-adf5c9: #ADF5C9;
.background-adf5c9 { background-color: #ADF5C9; }
.text-adf5c9 { color: #ADF5C9; }

Luminance0.7841

Black text16.68:1AA Pass

White text1.26:1AA 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":"#ADF5C9","rgb":[173,245,201],"hsl":[143,78,82],"cmyk":[29,0,18,4],"luminance":0.7841,"contrast":{"black":16.68,"white":1.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A3FFC6","hex":"#A3FFC6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.68,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#ADF5ED","hex":"#ADF5ED","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.06,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B6F5AD","hex":"#B6F5AD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.65,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B7EBCB","hex":"#B7EBCB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.76,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Pastel Aqua adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/adf5c9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-aqua.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#F5ADD9","analogous":["#B6F5AD","#ADF5ED"],"triadic":["#C9ADF5","#F5C9AD"],"tetradic":["#ADB6F5","#F5ADD9","#F5EDAD"],"splitComplementary":["#EDADF5","#F5ADB6"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#ADF5C9","#5CEB92"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#5CEB92","saturated":"#A3FFC6","desaturated":"#B7EBCB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":28.61817604250837},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":29.393876913398138},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":30.675723300355934},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":32.817678162843876},{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":33.436506994600975}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ADF5C9

#ADF5C9 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #ADF5C9 is visually closest to Pastel Aqua, a named cyan color with HEX #B8E8E0.

The RGB channels are 173, 245, and 201, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 143deg with 78% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.7841, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.62, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.68:1AA Pass

White text1.26:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ADF5C9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.68:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#A3FFC6#000000 text · best 17.68:1#A3FFC6

#ADF5ED#000000 text · best 17.06:1#ADF5ED

#B6F5AD#000000 text · best 16.65:1#B6F5AD

#B7EBCB#000000 text · best 15.76:1#B7EBCB

Generated Palette

#ADF5C9#ADF5C9

#F5ADD9#F5ADD9

#B6F5AD#B6F5AD

#ADF5ED#ADF5ED

White#FFFFFF

#5CEB92#5CEB92

Color Harmonies

#F5ADD9#F5ADD9

#B6F5AD#B6F5AD

#ADF5ED#ADF5ED

#C9ADF5#C9ADF5

#F5C9AD#F5C9AD

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#5CEB92#5CEB92

#A3FFC6#A3FFC6

#B7EBCB#B7EBCB

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFE0#CCFFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Seafoam#93E9BE

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

#ADF5C9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ADF5C9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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