HEX atlas value

#C4E52E

#C4E52E is a cool green HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 196, 229, 46, HSL 71, 78%, 54%, has luminance 0.6797, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#C4E52E Sample readable text

HEX #C4E52E

RGB rgb(196, 229, 46)

HSL hsl(71 78% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(14, 0, 80, 10)

Luminance 0.6797

Contrast Black 14.59:1White 1.44:1

CSS

--color-c4e52e: #C4E52E;
.background-c4e52e { background-color: #C4E52E; }
.text-c4e52e { color: #C4E52E; }

Luminance0.6797

Black text14.59:1AA 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":"#C4E52E","rgb":[196,229,46],"hsl":[71,78,54],"cmyk":[14,0,80,10],"luminance":0.6797,"contrast":{"black":14.59,"white":1.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.59,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4FF14","hex":"#D4FF14","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.11,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DBEF80","hex":"#DBEF80","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.67,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Pear adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c4e52e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#502EE5","analogous":["#E5AB2E","#68E52E"],"triadic":["#2EC4E5","#E52EC4"],"tetradic":["#2EE5AB","#502EE5","#E52E68"],"splitComplementary":["#2E68E5","#AB2EE5"],"monochromatic":["#DBEF80","#C4E52E","#89A314"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DBEF80","dark":"#89A314","saturated":"#D4FF14","desaturated":"#B3CB48","pastel":"#DFEBA8","neon":"#DBFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":13.674794331177344},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":34.72751070837067},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":38.01315561749642},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":44.22668877499196},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":47.37087712930804}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C4E52E

#C4E52E is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #C4E52E is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 196, 229, and 46, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 71deg with 78% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness 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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6797, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.59:1AA 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 #C4E52E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.59:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4FF14#000000 text · best 18.11:1#D4FF14

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#DBEF80#000000 text · best 16.67:1#DBEF80

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#C4E52E#C4E52E

#502EE5#502EE5

#E5AB2E#E5AB2E

#68E52E#68E52E

#DBEF80#DBEF80

#89A314#89A314

Color Harmonies

#502EE5#502EE5

#E5AB2E#E5AB2E

#68E52E#68E52E

#2EC4E5#2EC4E5

#E52EC4#E52EC4

Variants

#DBEF80#DBEF80

#89A314#89A314

#D4FF14#D4FF14

#B3CB48#B3CB48

#DFEBA8#DFEBA8

#DBFF3D#DBFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Peridot#B4C424

Dandelion#F0E130

Acid Green#B0BF1A

#C4E52E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C4E52E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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