HEX atlas value

#C5E2C1

#C5E2C1 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 226, 193, HSL 113, 36%, 82%, has luminance 0.7011, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C5E2C1 Sample readable text

HEX #C5E2C1

RGB rgb(197, 226, 193)

HSL hsl(113 36% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(13, 0, 15, 11)

Luminance 0.7011

Contrast Black 15.02:1White 1.4:1

CSS

--color-c5e2c1: #C5E2C1;
.background-c5e2c1 { background-color: #C5E2C1; }
.text-c5e2c1 { color: #C5E2C1; }

Luminance0.7011

Black text15.02:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA 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":"#C5E2C1","rgb":[197,226,193],"hsl":[113,36,82],"cmyk":[13,0,15,11],"luminance":0.7011,"contrast":{"black":15.02,"white":1.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.02,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.4,"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":"#BDECB6","hex":"#BDECB6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.84,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D5E2C1","hex":"#D5E2C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.48,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C1E2CD","hex":"#C1E2CD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.03,"contrastWhite":1.4,"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"]}]

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/c5e2c1.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":"#DEC1E2","analogous":["#D5E2C1","#C1E2CD"],"triadic":["#C1C4E2","#E2C1C4"],"tetradic":["#C1D5E2","#DEC1E2","#E2CDC1"],"splitComplementary":["#CDC1E2","#E2C1D5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#C5E2C1","#8AC482"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#8AC482","saturated":"#BDECB6","desaturated":"#CCD8CB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#D2FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":4.123105625617661},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":27.294688127912362},{"slug":"light-grey","name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":27.294688127912362},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":28.722813232690143}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5E2C1

#C5E2C1 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C5E2C1 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 197, 226, and 193, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 113deg with 36% 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 0.7011, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 4.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.02:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C5E2C1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.02:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#BDECB6#000000 text · best 15.84:1#BDECB6

#D5E2C1#000000 text · best 15.48:1#D5E2C1

#C1E2CD#000000 text · best 15.03:1#C1E2CD

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

Generated Palette

#C5E2C1#C5E2C1

#DEC1E2#DEC1E2

#D5E2C1#D5E2C1

#C1E2CD#C1E2CD

White#FFFFFF

#8AC482#8AC482

Color Harmonies

#DEC1E2#DEC1E2

#D5E2C1#D5E2C1

#C1E2CD#C1E2CD

#C1C4E2#C1C4E2

#E2C1C4#E2C1C4

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#8AC482#8AC482

#BDECB6#BDECB6

#CCD8CB#CCD8CB

White#FFFFFF

#D2FFCC#D2FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Limestone#D8D2C4

Light Gray#D3D3D3

Light Grey#D3D3D3

Chrome#D5D5D5

#C5E2C1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5E2C1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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