HEX atlas value

#C3CDAD

#C3CDAD is a cool green HEX color close to Pumice. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 195, 205, 173, HSL 79, 24%, 74%, has luminance 0.5828, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#C3CDAD Sample readable text

HEX #C3CDAD

RGB rgb(195, 205, 173)

HSL hsl(79 24% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 16, 20)

Luminance 0.5828

Contrast Black 12.66:1White 1.66:1

CSS

--color-c3cdad: #C3CDAD;
.background-c3cdad { background-color: #C3CDAD; }
.text-c3cdad { color: #C3CDAD; }

Luminance0.5828

Black text12.66:1AA Pass

White text1.66:1AA 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":"#C3CDAD","rgb":[195,205,173],"hsl":[79,24,74],"cmyk":[5,0,16,20],"luminance":0.5828,"contrast":{"black":12.66,"white":1.66}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.66,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.66,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECEFE6","hex":"#ECEFE6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.06,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C8DB9E","hex":"#C8DB9E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.08,"contrastWhite":1.49,"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":"#CDC7AD","hex":"#CDC7AD","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.37,"contrastWhite":1.7,"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/c3cdad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B7ADCD","analogous":["#CDC7AD","#B3CDAD"],"triadic":["#ADC3CD","#CDADC3"],"tetradic":["#ADCDC7","#B7ADCD","#CDADB3"],"splitComplementary":["#ADB3CD","#C7ADCD"],"monochromatic":["#ECEFE6","#C3CDAD","#99AA74"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ECEFE6","dark":"#99AA74","saturated":"#C8DB9E","desaturated":"#BDBEBB","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#E2FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":17.291616465790582},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":22.045407685048602},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":23.2163735324878},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":23.895606290697042},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":24.041630560342615}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C3CDAD

#C3CDAD is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #C3CDAD is visually closest to Pumice, a named green color with HEX #BAC0B4.

The RGB channels are 195, 205, and 173, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 79deg with 24% 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 0.5828, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.29, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.66:1AA Pass

White text1.66:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C3CDAD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.66:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.66:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECEFE6#000000 text · best 18.06:1#ECEFE6

#C8DB9E#000000 text · best 14.08:1#C8DB9E

Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

#CDC7AD#000000 text · best 12.37:1#CDC7AD

Generated Palette

#C3CDAD#C3CDAD

#B7ADCD#B7ADCD

#CDC7AD#CDC7AD

#B3CDAD#B3CDAD

#ECEFE6#ECEFE6

#99AA74#99AA74

Color Harmonies

#B7ADCD#B7ADCD

#CDC7AD#CDC7AD

#B3CDAD#B3CDAD

#ADC3CD#ADC3CD

#CDADC3#CDADC3

Variants

#ECEFE6#ECEFE6

#99AA74#99AA74

#C8DB9E#C8DB9E

#BDBEBB#BDBEBB

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#E2FFA3#E2FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Pumice#BAC0B4

Mica#D8C7B0

Silver#C0C0C0

Oat#D8CAB8

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

#C3CDAD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C3CDAD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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