HEX atlas value

#C1E5A9

#C1E5A9 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 193, 229, 169, HSL 96, 54%, 78%, has luminance 0.7024, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C1E5A9 Sample readable text

HEX #C1E5A9

RGB rgb(193, 229, 169)

HSL hsl(96 54% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 26, 10)

Luminance 0.7024

Contrast Black 15.05:1White 1.4:1

CSS

--color-c1e5a9: #C1E5A9;
.background-c1e5a9 { background-color: #C1E5A9; }
.text-c1e5a9 { color: #C1E5A9; }

Luminance0.7024

Black text15.05:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA 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":"#C1E5A9","rgb":[193,229,169],"hsl":[96,54,78],"cmyk":[16,0,26,10],"luminance":0.7024,"contrast":{"black":15.05,"white":1.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.05,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F4FAEF","hex":"#F4FAEF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.77,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BEF29C","hex":"#BEF29C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.37,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DFE5A9","hex":"#DFE5A9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.92,"contrastWhite":1.32,"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":"#A9E5AF","hex":"#A9E5AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.51,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Celadon 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/c1e5a9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CDA9E5","analogous":["#DFE5A9","#A9E5AF"],"triadic":["#A9C1E5","#E5A9C1"],"tetradic":["#A9DFE5","#CDA9E5","#E5AFA9"],"splitComplementary":["#AFA9E5","#E5A9DF"],"monochromatic":["#F4FAEF","#C1E5A9","#8ED062"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4FAEF","dark":"#8ED062","saturated":"#BEF29C","desaturated":"#C3D9B5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#D4FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":22.20360331117452},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":24.331050121192877},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":38.44476557348217},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":38.50973902793941},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":39.230090491866065}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C1E5A9

#C1E5A9 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C1E5A9 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 193, 229, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 96deg with 54% 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 0.7024, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.05:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C1E5A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.05:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F4FAEF#000000 text · best 19.77:1#F4FAEF

#BEF29C#000000 text · best 16.37:1#BEF29C

#DFE5A9#000000 text · best 15.92:1#DFE5A9

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

#A9E5AF#000000 text · best 14.51:1#A9E5AF

Generated Palette

#C1E5A9#C1E5A9

#CDA9E5#CDA9E5

#DFE5A9#DFE5A9

#A9E5AF#A9E5AF

#F4FAEF#F4FAEF

#8ED062#8ED062

Color Harmonies

#CDA9E5#CDA9E5

#DFE5A9#DFE5A9

#A9E5AF#A9E5AF

#A9C1E5#A9C1E5

#E5A9C1#E5A9C1

Variants

#F4FAEF#F4FAEF

#8ED062#8ED062

#BEF29C#BEF29C

#C3D9B5#C3D9B5

White#FFFFFF

#D4FFB8#D4FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Mica#D8C7B0

Oat#D8CAB8

Pumice#BAC0B4

#C1E5A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C1E5A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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