HEX atlas value

#C5DEAF

#C5DEAF is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 222, 175, HSL 92, 42%, 78%, has luminance 0.6721, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C5DEAF Sample readable text

HEX #C5DEAF

RGB rgb(197, 222, 175)

HSL hsl(92 42% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(11, 0, 21, 13)

Luminance 0.6721

Contrast Black 14.44:1White 1.45:1

CSS

--color-c5deaf: #C5DEAF;
.background-c5deaf { background-color: #C5DEAF; }
.text-c5deaf { color: #C5DEAF; }

Luminance0.6721

Black text14.44:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA 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":"#C5DEAF","rgb":[197,222,175],"hsl":[92,42,78],"cmyk":[11,0,21,13],"luminance":0.6721,"contrast":{"black":14.44,"white":1.45}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.45,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5F9F1","hex":"#F5F9F1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.7,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C5EBA3","hex":"#C5EBA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.79,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DDDEAF","hex":"#DDDEAF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.14,"contrastWhite":1.39,"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":"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","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/c5deaf.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":"#C8AFDE","analogous":["#DDDEAF","#AFDEB1"],"triadic":["#AFC5DE","#DEAFC5"],"tetradic":["#AFDDDE","#C8AFDE","#DEB1AF"],"splitComplementary":["#B1AFDE","#DEAFDD"],"monochromatic":["#F5F9F1","#C5DEAF","#96C46E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5F9F1","dark":"#96C46E","saturated":"#C5EBA3","desaturated":"#C6D2BC","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#D9FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":18.681541692269406},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":25.179356624028344},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":29.017236257093817},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":29.8496231131986},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":30.757112998459398}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5DEAF

#C5DEAF is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C5DEAF is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 197, 222, and 175, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 92deg with 42% 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 0.6721, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.44:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C5DEAF needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.44:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.45:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5F9F1#000000 text · best 19.7:1#F5F9F1

#C5EBA3#000000 text · best 15.79:1#C5EBA3

#DDDEAF#000000 text · best 15.14:1#DDDEAF

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

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

Generated Palette

#C5DEAF#C5DEAF

#C8AFDE#C8AFDE

#DDDEAF#DDDEAF

#AFDEB1#AFDEB1

#F5F9F1#F5F9F1

#96C46E#96C46E

Color Harmonies

#C8AFDE#C8AFDE

#DDDEAF#DDDEAF

#AFDEB1#AFDEB1

#AFC5DE#AFC5DE

#DEAFC5#DEAFC5

Variants

#F5F9F1#F5F9F1

#96C46E#96C46E

#C5EBA3#C5EBA3

#C6D2BC#C6D2BC

White#FFFFFF

#D9FFB8#D9FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Celadon#ACE1AF

Oat#D8CAB8

Mica#D8C7B0

Limestone#D8D2C4

#C5DEAF

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5DEAF

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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