HEX atlas value

#C4F3DC

#C4F3DC is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Aqua. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 196, 243, 220, HSL 151, 66%, 86%, has luminance 0.81, and belongs to the light group.

green cool light

#C4F3DC Sample readable text

HEX #C4F3DC

RGB rgb(196, 243, 220)

HSL hsl(151 66% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 9, 5)

Luminance 0.81

Contrast Black 17.2:1White 1.22:1

CSS

--color-c4f3dc: #C4F3DC;
.background-c4f3dc { background-color: #C4F3DC; }
.text-c4f3dc { color: #C4F3DC; }

Luminance0.81

Black text17.2:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA 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":"#C4F3DC","rgb":[196,243,220],"hsl":[151,66,86],"cmyk":[19,0,9,5],"luminance":0.81,"contrast":{"black":17.2,"white":1.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.22,"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":"Duck Egg Blue","hex":"#C3FBF4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.43,"contrastWhite":1.14,"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":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BCFBDC","hex":"#BCFBDC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.97,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","light green","Pastel Aqua adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c4f3dc.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-aqua.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-mint.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#F3C4DB","analogous":["#C4F3C5","#C4F2F3"],"triadic":["#DCC4F3","#F3DCC4"],"tetradic":["#C5C4F3","#F3C4DB","#F2F3C4"],"splitComplementary":["#F3C4F2","#F3C5C4"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#C4F3DC","#78E3AF"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#78E3AF","saturated":"#BCFBDC","desaturated":"#CCEBDC","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E0FFF0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":16.76305461424021},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":17.11724276862369},{"slug":"soft-mint","name":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","distance":18.49324200890693},{"slug":"duck-egg-blue","name":"Duck Egg Blue","hex":"#C3FBF4","distance":25.317977802344327},{"slug":"moonstone","name":"Moonstone","hex":"#D9E6E8","distance":27.459060435491963}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C4F3DC

#C4F3DC is classified as a cool green value with light visual character. #C4F3DC is visually closest to Pastel Aqua, a named cyan color with HEX #B8E8E0.

The RGB channels are 196, 243, and 220, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 151deg with 66% saturation and 86% 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 light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.81, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.76, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.2:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C4F3DC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Duck Egg Blue#000000 text · best 18.43:1#C3FBF4

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

Soft Mint#000000 text · best 18:1#D5F5E3

#BCFBDC#000000 text · best 17.97:1#BCFBDC

Generated Palette

#C4F3DC#C4F3DC

#F3C4DB#F3C4DB

#C4F3C5#C4F3C5

#C4F2F3#C4F2F3

White#FFFFFF

#78E3AF#78E3AF

Color Harmonies

#F3C4DB#F3C4DB

#C4F3C5#C4F3C5

#C4F2F3#C4F2F3

#DCC4F3#DCC4F3

#F3DCC4#F3DCC4

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#78E3AF#78E3AF

#BCFBDC#BCFBDC

#CCEBDC#CCEBDC

White#FFFFFF

#E0FFF0#E0FFF0

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Soft Mint#D5F5E3

Duck Egg Blue#C3FBF4

Moonstone#D9E6E8

#C4F3DC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C4F3DC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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