HEX atlas value

#C5E891

#C5E891 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 232, 145, HSL 84, 65%, 74%, has luminance 0.7163, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C5E891 Sample readable text

HEX #C5E891

RGB rgb(197, 232, 145)

HSL hsl(84 65% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(15, 0, 38, 9)

Luminance 0.7163

Contrast Black 15.33:1White 1.37:1

CSS

--color-c5e891: #C5E891;
.background-c5e891 { background-color: #C5E891; }
.text-c5e891 { color: #C5E891; }

Luminance0.7163

Black text15.33:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA 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":"#C5E891","rgb":[197,232,145],"hsl":[84,65,74],"cmyk":[15,0,38,9],"luminance":0.7163,"contrast":{"black":15.33,"white":1.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EDF8DD","hex":"#EDF8DD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.07,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C8F683","hex":"#C8F683","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.97,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E8DF92","hex":"#E8DF92","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.4,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Celadon 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/c5e891.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B492E8","analogous":["#E8DF92","#9AE892"],"triadic":["#92C5E8","#E892C5"],"tetradic":["#92E8DF","#B492E8","#E8929A"],"splitComplementary":["#929AE8","#DF92E8"],"monochromatic":["#EDF8DD","#C5E891","#9DD846"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDF8DD","dark":"#9DD846","saturated":"#C8F683","desaturated":"#C2D9A0","pastel":"#FDFEFB","neon":"#DAFFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":39.67366884975475},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":43.3358973600409},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":45.27692569068709},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":46.195237849804386},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":48.02082881417188}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5E891

#C5E891 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C5E891 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 197, 232, and 145, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 84deg with 65% saturation and 74% 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 0.7163, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 39.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.33:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C5E891 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.33:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EDF8DD#000000 text · best 19.07:1#EDF8DD

#C8F683#000000 text · best 16.97:1#C8F683

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

#E8DF92#000000 text · best 15.4:1#E8DF92

Generated Palette

#C5E891#C5E891

#B492E8#B492E8

#E8DF92#E8DF92

#9AE892#9AE892

#EDF8DD#EDF8DD

#9DD846#9DD846

Color Harmonies

#B492E8#B492E8

#E8DF92#E8DF92

#9AE892#9AE892

#92C5E8#92C5E8

#E892C5#E892C5

Variants

#EDF8DD#EDF8DD

#9DD846#9DD846

#C8F683#C8F683

#C2D9A0#C2D9A0

#FDFEFB#FDFEFB

#DAFFA3#DAFFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Khaki#F0E68C

Flax#EEDC82

Travertine#D6C1A3

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

#C5E891

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5E891

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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