HEX atlas value

#C4D4B9

#C4D4B9 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 196, 212, 185, HSL 96, 24%, 78%, has luminance 0.6233, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#C4D4B9 Sample readable text

HEX #C4D4B9

RGB rgb(196, 212, 185)

HSL hsl(96 24% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 13, 17)

Luminance 0.6233

Contrast Black 13.47:1White 1.56:1

CSS

--color-c4d4b9: #C4D4B9;
.background-c4d4b9 { background-color: #C4D4B9; }
.text-c4d4b9 { color: #C4D4B9; }

Luminance0.6233

Black text13.47:1AA Pass

White text1.56:1AA 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":"#C4D4B9","rgb":[196,212,185],"hsl":[96,24,78],"cmyk":[8,0,13,17],"luminance":0.6233,"contrast":{"black":13.47,"white":1.56}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.47,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.56,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F4F7F2","hex":"#F4F7F2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.43,"contrastWhite":1.08,"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":"#C2E1AD","hex":"#C2E1AD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.67,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.94,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D2D4B9","hex":"#D2D4B9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.86,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Pastel Green 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/c4d4b9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CAB9D4","analogous":["#D2D4B9","#B9D4BC"],"triadic":["#B9C4D4","#D4B9C4"],"tetradic":["#B9D2D4","#CAB9D4","#D4BCB9"],"splitComplementary":["#BCB9D4","#D4B9D2"],"monochromatic":["#F4F7F2","#C4D4B9","#94B181"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4F7F2","dark":"#94B181","saturated":"#C2E1AD","desaturated":"#C7C8C6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#D4FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":15.556349186104045},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":21.563858652847824},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":22.38302928559939},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":22.9128784747792},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":22.9128784747792}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C4D4B9

#C4D4B9 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #C4D4B9 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 196, 212, and 185, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 96deg with 24% saturation and 78% 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 0.6233, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.47:1AA Pass

White text1.56:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C4D4B9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.47:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.56:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F4F7F2#000000 text · best 19.43:1#F4F7F2

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

#C2E1AD#000000 text · best 14.67:1#C2E1AD

Limestone#000000 text · best 13.94:1#D8D2C4

#D2D4B9#000000 text · best 13.86:1#D2D4B9

Generated Palette

#C4D4B9#C4D4B9

#CAB9D4#CAB9D4

#D2D4B9#D2D4B9

#B9D4BC#B9D4BC

#F4F7F2#F4F7F2

#94B181#94B181

Color Harmonies

#CAB9D4#CAB9D4

#D2D4B9#D2D4B9

#B9D4BC#B9D4BC

#B9C4D4#B9C4D4

#D4B9C4#D4B9C4

Variants

#F4F7F2#F4F7F2

#94B181#94B181

#C2E1AD#C2E1AD

#C7C8C6#C7C8C6

White#FFFFFF

#D4FFB8#D4FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Silver#C0C0C0

Oat#D8CAB8

Limestone#D8D2C4

Pumice#BAC0B4

#C4D4B9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C4D4B9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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