HEX atlas value

#C5E7BB

#C5E7BB is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 231, 187, HSL 106, 48%, 82%, has luminance 0.7261, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C5E7BB Sample readable text

HEX #C5E7BB

RGB rgb(197, 231, 187)

HSL hsl(106 48% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(15, 0, 19, 9)

Luminance 0.7261

Contrast Black 15.52:1White 1.35:1

CSS

--color-c5e7bb: #C5E7BB;
.background-c5e7bb { background-color: #C5E7BB; }
.text-c5e7bb { color: #C5E7BB; }

Luminance0.7261

Black text15.52:1AA Pass

White text1.35:1AA 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":"#C5E7BB","rgb":[197,231,187],"hsl":[106,48,82],"cmyk":[15,0,19,9],"luminance":0.7261,"contrast":{"black":15.52,"white":1.35}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.35,"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":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.21,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C0F1B1","hex":"#C0F1B1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.46,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DBE7BB","hex":"#DBE7BB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.16,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BBE7C7","hex":"#BBE7C7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.37,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

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/c5e7bb.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/limestone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DDBBE7","analogous":["#DBE7BB","#BBE7C7"],"triadic":["#BBC5E7","#E7BBC5"],"tetradic":["#BBDBE7","#DDBBE7","#E7C7BB"],"splitComplementary":["#C7BBE7","#E7BBDB"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#C5E7BB","#8CCF77"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#8CCF77","saturated":"#C0F1B1","desaturated":"#CBDDC5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#D8FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":9.38083151964686},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":28.372521918222215},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":29.715315916207253},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":29.715315916207253},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":34.23448553724738}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5E7BB

#C5E7BB is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C5E7BB is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 197, 231, and 187, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 106deg with 48% 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 0.7261, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.38, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.52:1AA Pass

White text1.35:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C5E7BB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.52:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Pastel Mint#000000 text · best 18.21:1#CEFAD0

#C0F1B1#000000 text · best 16.46:1#C0F1B1

#DBE7BB#000000 text · best 16.16:1#DBE7BB

#BBE7C7#000000 text · best 15.37:1#BBE7C7

Generated Palette

#C5E7BB#C5E7BB

#DDBBE7#DDBBE7

#DBE7BB#DBE7BB

#BBE7C7#BBE7C7

White#FFFFFF

#8CCF77#8CCF77

Color Harmonies

#DDBBE7#DDBBE7

#DBE7BB#DBE7BB

#BBE7C7#BBE7C7

#BBC5E7#BBC5E7

#E7BBC5#E7BBC5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#8CCF77#8CCF77

#C0F1B1#C0F1B1

#CBDDC5#CBDDC5

White#FFFFFF

#D8FFCC#D8FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Celadon#ACE1AF

Limestone#D8D2C4

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Light Gray#D3D3D3

#C5E7BB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5E7BB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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