HEX atlas value

#C4E199

#C4E199 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 196, 225, 153, HSL 84, 55%, 74%, has luminance 0.6789, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C4E199 Sample readable text

HEX #C4E199

RGB rgb(196, 225, 153)

HSL hsl(84 55% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(13, 0, 32, 12)

Luminance 0.6789

Contrast Black 14.58:1White 1.44:1

CSS

--color-c4e199: #C4E199;
.background-c4e199 { background-color: #C4E199; }
.text-c4e199 { color: #C4E199; }

Luminance0.6789

Black text14.58:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA 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":"#C4E199","rgb":[196,225,153],"hsl":[84,55,74],"cmyk":[13,0,32,12],"luminance":0.6789,"contrast":{"black":14.58,"white":1.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.58,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EDF6DF","hex":"#EDF6DF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.85,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C7F08A","hex":"#C7F08A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.26,"contrastWhite":1.29,"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":"#E1DA98","hex":"#E1DA98","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.68,"contrastWhite":1.43,"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","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/c4e199.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B598E1","analogous":["#E1DA98","#A0E198"],"triadic":["#98C4E1","#E198C4"],"tetradic":["#98E1DA","#B598E1","#E198A0"],"splitComplementary":["#98A0E1","#DA98E1"],"monochromatic":["#EDF6DF","#C4E199","#9BCD51"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDF6DF","dark":"#9BCD51","saturated":"#C7F08A","desaturated":"#C1D3A7","pastel":"#FDFDFB","neon":"#DAFFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":32.55764119219941},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":38.05259518088089},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":40.06245124802026},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":40.11234224026316},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":43.474130238568314}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C4E199

#C4E199 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C4E199 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 196, 225, and 153, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 84deg with 55% saturation and 74% 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 0.6789, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.58:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C4E199 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.58:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EDF6DF#000000 text · best 18.85:1#EDF6DF

#C7F08A#000000 text · best 16.26:1#C7F08A

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

#E1DA98#000000 text · best 14.68:1#E1DA98

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

Generated Palette

#C4E199#C4E199

#B598E1#B598E1

#E1DA98#E1DA98

#A0E198#A0E198

#EDF6DF#EDF6DF

#9BCD51#9BCD51

Color Harmonies

#B598E1#B598E1

#E1DA98#E1DA98

#A0E198#A0E198

#98C4E1#98C4E1

#E198C4#E198C4

Variants

#EDF6DF#EDF6DF

#9BCD51#9BCD51

#C7F08A#C7F08A

#C1D3A7#C1D3A7

#FDFDFB#FDFDFB

#DAFFA3#DAFFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Travertine#D6C1A3

Mica#D8C7B0

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Oat#D8CAB8

#C4E199

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C4E199

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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