HEX atlas value

#AFDEC5

#AFDEC5 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 175, 222, 197, HSL 148, 42%, 78%, has luminance 0.6539, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#AFDEC5 Sample readable text

HEX #AFDEC5

RGB rgb(175, 222, 197)

HSL hsl(148 42% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(21, 0, 11, 13)

Luminance 0.6539

Contrast Black 14.08:1White 1.49:1

CSS

--color-afdec5: #AFDEC5;
.background-afdec5 { background-color: #AFDEC5; }
.text-afdec5 { color: #AFDEC5; }

Luminance0.6539

Black text14.08:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA 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":"#AFDEC5","rgb":[175,222,197],"hsl":[148,42,78],"cmyk":[21,0,11,13],"luminance":0.6539,"contrast":{"black":14.08,"white":1.49}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1F9F5","hex":"#F1F9F5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.61,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A3EBC5","hex":"#A3EBC5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"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"]},{"name":"#AFDEDD","hex":"#AFDEDD","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.32,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Pastel 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/afdec5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-teal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DEAFC8","analogous":["#B1DEAF","#AFDEDD"],"triadic":["#C5AFDE","#DEC5AF"],"tetradic":["#AFB1DE","#DEAFC8","#DEDDAF"],"splitComplementary":["#DDAFDE","#DEAFB1"],"monochromatic":["#F1F9F5","#AFDEC5","#6EC496"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1F9F5","dark":"#6EC496","saturated":"#A3EBC5","desaturated":"#BCD2C6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFD9"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":18.681541692269406},{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":21.470910553583888},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":22.40535650240808},{"slug":"pastel-blue","name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","distance":26.019223662515376},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":29.30870177950569}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AFDEC5

#AFDEC5 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #AFDEC5 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 175, 222, and 197, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 148deg with 42% 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 0.6539, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.08:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AFDEC5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.08:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1F9F5#000000 text · best 19.61:1#F1F9F5

#A3EBC5#000000 text · best 15.25:1#A3EBC5

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

#AFDEDD#000000 text · best 14.32:1#AFDEDD

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

Generated Palette

#AFDEC5#AFDEC5

#DEAFC8#DEAFC8

#B1DEAF#B1DEAF

#AFDEDD#AFDEDD

#F1F9F5#F1F9F5

#6EC496#6EC496

Color Harmonies

#DEAFC8#DEAFC8

#B1DEAF#B1DEAF

#AFDEDD#AFDEDD

#C5AFDE#C5AFDE

#DEC5AF#DEC5AF

Variants

#F1F9F5#F1F9F5

#6EC496#6EC496

#A3EBC5#A3EBC5

#BCD2C6#BCD2C6

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFD9#B8FFD9

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Blue#AEC6CF

Opal#A8C3BC

#AFDEC5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AFDEC5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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