HEX atlas value

#C5E147

#C5E147 is a cool green HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 225, 71, HSL 71, 72%, 58%, has luminance 0.6618, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#C5E147 Sample readable text

HEX #C5E147

RGB rgb(197, 225, 71)

HSL hsl(71 72% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 68, 12)

Luminance 0.6618

Contrast Black 14.24:1White 1.48:1

CSS

--color-c5e147: #C5E147;
.background-c5e147 { background-color: #C5E147; }
.text-c5e147 { color: #C5E147; }

Luminance0.6618

Black text14.24:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA 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":"#C5E147","rgb":[197,225,71],"hsl":[71,72,58],"cmyk":[12,0,68,12],"luminance":0.6618,"contrast":{"black":14.24,"white":1.48}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.24,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.48,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4F92F","hex":"#D4F92F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.39,"contrastWhite":1.21,"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":"#DEEE96","hex":"#DEEE96","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.78,"contrastWhite":1.25,"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/c5e147.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/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6347E1","analogous":["#E1B047","#78E147"],"triadic":["#47C5E1","#E147C5"],"tetradic":["#47E1B0","#6347E1","#E14778"],"splitComplementary":["#4778E1","#B047E1"],"monochromatic":["#DEEE96","#C5E147","#95AF1D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEEE96","dark":"#95AF1D","saturated":"#D4F92F","desaturated":"#B6C95E","pastel":"#E3ECBB","neon":"#DFFF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":25.079872407968907},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":45.2990066116245},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":46.69047011971501},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":48.52834223420371},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":48.76474136094644}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5E147

#C5E147 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #C5E147 is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 197, 225, and 71, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 71deg with 72% saturation and 58% 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 0.6618, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.24:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C5E147 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.24:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.48:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4F92F#000000 text · best 17.39:1#D4F92F

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

#DEEE96#000000 text · best 16.78:1#DEEE96

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#C5E147#C5E147

#6347E1#6347E1

#E1B047#E1B047

#78E147#78E147

#DEEE96#DEEE96

#95AF1D#95AF1D

Color Harmonies

#6347E1#6347E1

#E1B047#E1B047

#78E147#78E147

#47C5E1#47C5E1

#E147C5#E147C5

Variants

#DEEE96#DEEE96

#95AF1D#95AF1D

#D4F92F#D4F92F

#B6C95E#B6C95E

#E3ECBB#E3ECBB

#DFFF52#DFFF52

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Old Gold#CFB53B

Peridot#B4C424

Dandelion#F0E130

#C5E147

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5E147

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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