HEX atlas value

#C4E2AC

#C4E2AC is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 196, 226, 172, HSL 93, 48%, 78%, has luminance 0.6911, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C4E2AC Sample readable text

HEX #C4E2AC

RGB rgb(196, 226, 172)

HSL hsl(93 48% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(13, 0, 24, 11)

Luminance 0.6911

Contrast Black 14.82:1White 1.42:1

CSS

--color-c4e2ac: #C4E2AC;
.background-c4e2ac { background-color: #C4E2AC; }
.text-c4e2ac { color: #C4E2AC; }

Luminance0.6911

Black text14.82:1AA Pass

White text1.42:1AA 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":"#C4E2AC","rgb":[196,226,172],"hsl":[93,48,78],"cmyk":[13,0,24,11],"luminance":0.6911,"contrast":{"black":14.82,"white":1.42}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.82,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F4FAF0","hex":"#F4FAF0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.78,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C3EEA0","hex":"#C3EEA0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.06,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DFE2AC","hex":"#DFE2AC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.61,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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":"#ACE2AF","hex":"#ACE2AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.25,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Pastel Green 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/c4e2ac.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CAACE2","analogous":["#DFE2AC","#ACE2AF"],"triadic":["#ACC4E2","#E2ACC4"],"tetradic":["#ACDFE2","#CAACE2","#E2AFAC"],"splitComplementary":["#AFACE2","#E2ACDF"],"monochromatic":["#F4FAF0","#C4E2AC","#94CA68"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4FAF0","dark":"#94CA68","saturated":"#C3EEA0","desaturated":"#C5D5B8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#D8FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":21.236760581595302},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":24.20743687382041},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":33.46640106136302},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":33.83784863137726},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":35.09985754956849}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C4E2AC

#C4E2AC is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C4E2AC is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 196, 226, and 172, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 93deg with 48% 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 0.6911, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.24, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.82:1AA Pass

White text1.42:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C4E2AC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.82:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.42:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F4FAF0#000000 text · best 19.78:1#F4FAF0

#C3EEA0#000000 text · best 16.06:1#C3EEA0

#DFE2AC#000000 text · best 15.61:1#DFE2AC

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

#ACE2AF#000000 text · best 14.25:1#ACE2AF

Generated Palette

#C4E2AC#C4E2AC

#CAACE2#CAACE2

#DFE2AC#DFE2AC

#ACE2AF#ACE2AF

#F4FAF0#F4FAF0

#94CA68#94CA68

Color Harmonies

#CAACE2#CAACE2

#DFE2AC#DFE2AC

#ACE2AF#ACE2AF

#ACC4E2#ACC4E2

#E2ACC4#E2ACC4

Variants

#F4FAF0#F4FAF0

#94CA68#94CA68

#C3EEA0#C3EEA0

#C5D5B8#C5D5B8

White#FFFFFF

#D8FFB8#D8FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Celadon#ACE1AF

Oat#D8CAB8

Mica#D8C7B0

Limestone#D8D2C4

#C4E2AC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C4E2AC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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