HEX atlas value

#C4EFB3

#C4EFB3 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 196, 239, 179, HSL 103, 65%, 82%, has luminance 0.7672, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C4EFB3 Sample readable text

HEX #C4EFB3

RGB rgb(196, 239, 179)

HSL hsl(103 65% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(18, 0, 25, 6)

Luminance 0.7672

Contrast Black 16.34:1White 1.28:1

CSS

--color-c4efb3: #C4EFB3;
.background-c4efb3 { background-color: #C4EFB3; }
.text-c4efb3 { color: #C4EFB3; }

Luminance0.7672

Black text16.34:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA 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":"#C4EFB3","rgb":[196,239,179],"hsl":[103,65,82],"cmyk":[18,0,25,6],"luminance":0.7672,"contrast":{"black":16.34,"white":1.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.34,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.21,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C0F9A9","hex":"#C0F9A9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.36,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E2EFB3","hex":"#E2EFB3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.23,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B3EFC0","hex":"#B3EFC0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.02,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

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/c4efb3.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/pastel-mint.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DEB3EF","analogous":["#E2EFB3","#B3EFC0"],"triadic":["#B3C4EF","#EFB3C4"],"tetradic":["#B3E2EF","#DEB3EF","#EFC0B3"],"splitComplementary":["#C0B3EF","#EFB3E2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#C4EFB3","#89DF68"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#89DF68","saturated":"#C0F9A9","desaturated":"#C9E5BD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#DAFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":20.024984394500787},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":28.071337695236398},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":32.58834147360065},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":39.11521443121589},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":42.35563716909474}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C4EFB3

#C4EFB3 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C4EFB3 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 196, 239, and 179, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 103deg with 65% saturation and 82% 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 0.7672, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.02, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.34:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C4EFB3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.34:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Pastel Mint#000000 text · best 18.21:1#CEFAD0

#C0F9A9#000000 text · best 17.36:1#C0F9A9

#E2EFB3#000000 text · best 17.23:1#E2EFB3

#B3EFC0#000000 text · best 16.02:1#B3EFC0

Generated Palette

#C4EFB3#C4EFB3

#DEB3EF#DEB3EF

#E2EFB3#E2EFB3

#B3EFC0#B3EFC0

White#FFFFFF

#89DF68#89DF68

Color Harmonies

#DEB3EF#DEB3EF

#E2EFB3#E2EFB3

#B3EFC0#B3EFC0

#B3C4EF#B3C4EF

#EFB3C4#EFB3C4

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#89DF68#89DF68

#C0F9A9#C0F9A9

#C9E5BD#C9E5BD

White#FFFFFF

#DAFFCC#DAFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Limestone#D8D2C4

Oat#D8CAB8

#C4EFB3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C4EFB3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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