HEX atlas value

#C5DFC3

#C5DFC3 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 223, 195, HSL 116, 30%, 82%, has luminance 0.6859, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C5DFC3 Sample readable text

HEX #C5DFC3

RGB rgb(197, 223, 195)

HSL hsl(116 30% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 13, 13)

Luminance 0.6859

Contrast Black 14.72:1White 1.43:1

CSS

--color-c5dfc3: #C5DFC3;
.background-c5dfc3 { background-color: #C5DFC3; }
.text-c5dfc3 { color: #C5DFC3; }

Luminance0.6859

Black text14.72:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA 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":"#C5DFC3","rgb":[197,223,195],"hsl":[116,30,82],"cmyk":[12,0,13,13],"luminance":0.6859,"contrast":{"black":14.72,"white":1.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.72,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.43,"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":"#BCE9B9","hex":"#BCE9B9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.49,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D3DFC3","hex":"#D3DFC3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.11,"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":"#C3DFCF","hex":"#C3DFCF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.78,"contrastWhite":1.42,"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/c5dfc3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DDC3DF","analogous":["#D3DFC3","#C3DFCF"],"triadic":["#C3C5DF","#DFC3C5"],"tetradic":["#C3D3DF","#DDC3DF","#DFCFC3"],"splitComplementary":["#CFC3DF","#DFC3D3"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#C5DFC3","#8BBF88"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#8BBF88","saturated":"#BCE9B9","desaturated":"#CED5CD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CFFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":4.898979485566356},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":23.043437243605826},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":24.413111231467404},{"slug":"light-grey","name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":24.413111231467404},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":26.076809620810597}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5DFC3

#C5DFC3 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C5DFC3 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 197, 223, and 195, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 116deg with 30% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.6859, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 4.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.72:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C5DFC3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.72:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#BCE9B9#000000 text · best 15.49:1#BCE9B9

#D3DFC3#000000 text · best 15.11:1#D3DFC3

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

#C3DFCF#000000 text · best 14.78:1#C3DFCF

Generated Palette

#C5DFC3#C5DFC3

#DDC3DF#DDC3DF

#D3DFC3#D3DFC3

#C3DFCF#C3DFCF

White#FFFFFF

#8BBF88#8BBF88

Color Harmonies

#DDC3DF#DDC3DF

#D3DFC3#D3DFC3

#C3DFCF#C3DFCF

#C3C5DF#C3C5DF

#DFC3C5#DFC3C5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#8BBF88#8BBF88

#BCE9B9#BCE9B9

#CED5CD#CED5CD

White#FFFFFF

#CFFFCC#CFFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Limestone#D8D2C4

Light Gray#D3D3D3

Light Grey#D3D3D3

Chrome#D5D5D5

#C5DFC3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5DFC3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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