HEX atlas value

#C6DCC9

#C6DCC9 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 198, 220, 201, HSL 128, 24%, 82%, has luminance 0.6741, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#C6DCC9 Sample readable text

HEX #C6DCC9

RGB rgb(198, 220, 201)

HSL hsl(128 24% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 9, 14)

Luminance 0.6741

Contrast Black 14.48:1White 1.45:1

CSS

--color-c6dcc9: #C6DCC9;
.background-c6dcc9 { background-color: #C6DCC9; }
.text-c6dcc9 { color: #C6DCC9; }

Luminance0.6741

Black text14.48:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA 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":"#C6DCC9","rgb":[198,220,201],"hsl":[128,24,82],"cmyk":[10,0,9,14],"luminance":0.6741,"contrast":{"black":14.48,"white":1.45}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.48,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.45,"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":"#BCE6C2","hex":"#BCE6C2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.24,"contrastWhite":1.38,"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"]},{"name":"#CEDCC6","hex":"#CEDCC6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.68,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C6DCD4","hex":"#C6DCD4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.59,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Pastel Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c6dcc9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-grey.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DCC6D9","analogous":["#CEDCC6","#C6DCD4"],"triadic":["#C9C6DC","#DCC9C6"],"tetradic":["#C6CEDC","#DCC6D9","#DCD4C6"],"splitComplementary":["#D4C6DC","#DCC6CE"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#C6DCC9","#8DB993"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#8DB993","saturated":"#BCE6C2","desaturated":"#D0D2D0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFD3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":10.677078252031311},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":18.708286933869708},{"slug":"light-grey","name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":18.708286933869708},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":20.445048300260872},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":21.18962010041709}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C6DCC9

#C6DCC9 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #C6DCC9 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 198, 220, and 201, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 128deg with 24% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.6741, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.48:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C6DCC9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.48:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.45:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#BCE6C2#000000 text · best 15.24:1#BCE6C2

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

#CEDCC6#000000 text · best 14.68:1#CEDCC6

#C6DCD4#000000 text · best 14.59:1#C6DCD4

Generated Palette

#C6DCC9#C6DCC9

#DCC6D9#DCC6D9

#CEDCC6#CEDCC6

#C6DCD4#C6DCD4

White#FFFFFF

#8DB993#8DB993

Color Harmonies

#DCC6D9#DCC6D9

#CEDCC6#CEDCC6

#C6DCD4#C6DCD4

#C9C6DC#C9C6DC

#DCC9C6#DCC9C6

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#8DB993#8DB993

#BCE6C2#BCE6C2

#D0D2D0#D0D2D0

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFD3#CCFFD3

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Light Gray#D3D3D3

Light Grey#D3D3D3

Chrome#D5D5D5

Limestone#D8D2C4

#C6DCC9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C6DCC9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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