HEX atlas value

#C0C5B5

#C0C5B5 is a cool green HEX color close to Pumice. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 192, 197, 181, HSL 79, 12%, 74%, has luminance 0.5448, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#C0C5B5 Sample readable text

HEX #C0C5B5

RGB rgb(192, 197, 181)

HSL hsl(79 12% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 8, 23)

Luminance 0.5448

Contrast Black 11.9:1White 1.77:1

CSS

--color-c0c5b5: #C0C5B5;
.background-c0c5b5 { background-color: #C0C5B5; }
.text-c0c5b5 { color: #C0C5B5; }

Luminance0.5448

Black text11.9:1AA Pass

White text1.77:1AA 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":"#C0C5B5","rgb":[192,197,181],"hsl":[79,12,74],"cmyk":[3,0,8,23],"luminance":0.5448,"contrast":{"black":11.9,"white":1.77}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.9,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.77,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EBEDE8","hex":"#EBEDE8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.81,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C5D3A6","hex":"#C5D3A6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.24,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.72,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C5C2B5","hex":"#C5C2B5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.76,"contrastWhite":1.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Pumice 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/c0c5b5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BAB5C5","analogous":["#C5C2B5","#B8C5B5"],"triadic":["#B5C0C5","#C5B5C0"],"tetradic":["#B5C5C2","#BAB5C5","#C5B5B8"],"splitComplementary":["#B5B8C5","#C2B5C5"],"monochromatic":["#EBEDE8","#C0C5B5","#949C81"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBEDE8","dark":"#949C81","saturated":"#C5D3A6","desaturated":"#BDBDBD","pastel":"#FCFCFC","neon":"#E2FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":7.874007874011811},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":12.083045973594572},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":15.652475842498529},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":24.596747752497688},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":24.698178070456937}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C0C5B5

#C0C5B5 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #C0C5B5 is visually closest to Pumice, a named green color with HEX #BAC0B4.

The RGB channels are 192, 197, and 181, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 79deg with 12% saturation and 74% 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 0.5448, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.9:1AA Pass

White text1.77:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C0C5B5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.9:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.77:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EBEDE8#000000 text · best 17.81:1#EBEDE8

#C5D3A6#000000 text · best 13.24:1#C5D3A6

Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

#C5C2B5#000000 text · best 11.76:1#C5C2B5

Generated Palette

#C0C5B5#C0C5B5

#BAB5C5#BAB5C5

#C5C2B5#C5C2B5

#B8C5B5#B8C5B5

#EBEDE8#EBEDE8

#949C81#949C81

Color Harmonies

#BAB5C5#BAB5C5

#C5C2B5#C5C2B5

#B8C5B5#B8C5B5

#B5C0C5#B5C0C5

#C5B5C0#C5B5C0

Variants

#EBEDE8#EBEDE8

#949C81#949C81

#C5D3A6#C5D3A6

#BDBDBD#BDBDBD

#FCFCFC#FCFCFC

#E2FFA3#E2FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Pumice#BAC0B4

Silver#C0C0C0

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Mica#D8C7B0

Oat#D8CAB8

#C0C5B5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C0C5B5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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