HEX atlas value

#C5E76A

#C5E76A is a cool green HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 231, 106, HSL 76, 72%, 66%, has luminance 0.7006, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#C5E76A Sample readable text

HEX #C5E76A

RGB rgb(197, 231, 106)

HSL hsl(76 72% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(15, 0, 54, 9)

Luminance 0.7006

Contrast Black 15.01:1White 1.4:1

CSS

--color-c5e76a: #C5E76A;
.background-c5e76a { background-color: #C5E76A; }
.text-c5e76a { color: #C5E76A; }

Luminance0.7006

Black text15.01:1AA 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":"#C5E76A","rgb":[197,231,106],"hsl":[76,72,66],"cmyk":[15,0,54,9],"luminance":0.7006,"contrast":{"black":15.01,"white":1.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E4F4B9","hex":"#E4F4B9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.94,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CEFA57","hex":"#CEFA57","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.44,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#87E76A","hex":"#87E76A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.67,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Straw 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/c5e76a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8B6AE7","analogous":["#E7CA6A","#87E76A"],"triadic":["#6AC5E7","#E76AC5"],"tetradic":["#6AE7CA","#8B6AE7","#E76A87"],"splitComplementary":["#6A87E7","#CA6AE7"],"monochromatic":["#E4F4B9","#C5E76A","#A4D322"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E4F4B9","dark":"#A4D322","saturated":"#CEFA57","desaturated":"#BDD47D","pastel":"#EEF5DB","neon":"#DCFF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":34.38022687534217},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":48.67237409455183},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":48.76474136094644},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":49.53786430600334},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":50.19960159204453}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5E76A

#C5E76A is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #C5E76A is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 197, 231, and 106, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 76deg with 72% saturation and 66% 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 0.7006, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 34.38, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.01:1AA 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 #C5E76A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E4F4B9#000000 text · best 17.94:1#E4F4B9

#CEFA57#000000 text · best 17.44:1#CEFA57

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#87E76A#000000 text · best 13.67:1#87E76A

Generated Palette

#C5E76A#C5E76A

#8B6AE7#8B6AE7

#E7CA6A#E7CA6A

#87E76A#87E76A

#E4F4B9#E4F4B9

#A4D322#A4D322

Color Harmonies

#8B6AE7#8B6AE7

#E7CA6A#E7CA6A

#87E76A#87E76A

#6AC5E7#6AC5E7

#E76AC5#E76AC5

Variants

#E4F4B9#E4F4B9

#A4D322#A4D322

#CEFA57#CEFA57

#BDD47D#BDD47D

#EEF5DB#EEF5DB

#DCFF7A#DCFF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Flax#EEDC82

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Bamboo#C7B56E

#C5E76A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5E76A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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