HEX atlas value

#C6E458

#C6E458 is a cool green HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 198, 228, 88, HSL 73, 72%, 62%, has luminance 0.682, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#C6E458 Sample readable text

HEX #C6E458

RGB rgb(198, 228, 88)

HSL hsl(73 72% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(13, 0, 61, 11)

Luminance 0.682

Contrast Black 14.64:1White 1.43:1

CSS

--color-c6e458: #C6E458;
.background-c6e458 { background-color: #C6E458; }
.text-c6e458 { color: #C6E458; }

Luminance0.682

Black text14.64:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA 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":"#C6E458","rgb":[198,228,88],"hsl":[73,72,62],"cmyk":[13,0,61,11],"luminance":0.682,"contrast":{"black":14.64,"white":1.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D2F943","hex":"#D2F943","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.37,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E1F1A7","hex":"#E1F1A7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.34,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#80E458","hex":"#80E458","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.16,"contrastWhite":1.6,"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/c6e458.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7758E4","analogous":["#E4BC58","#80E458"],"triadic":["#58C6E4","#E458C6"],"tetradic":["#58E4BC","#7758E4","#E45880"],"splitComplementary":["#5880E4","#BC58E4"],"monochromatic":["#E1F1A7","#C6E458","#9EC11F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E1F1A7","dark":"#9EC11F","saturated":"#D2F943","desaturated":"#BACF6E","pastel":"#E9F1CB","neon":"#DEFF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":39.370039370059054},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":40.570925550201586},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":49.66890375275057},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":51.90375708944392},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":52.24940191045253}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C6E458

#C6E458 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #C6E458 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 198, 228, and 88, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 73deg with 72% saturation and 62% 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 0.682, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 39.37, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.64:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C6E458 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.64:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D2F943#000000 text · best 17.37:1#D2F943

#E1F1A7#000000 text · best 17.34:1#E1F1A7

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#80E458#000000 text · best 13.16:1#80E458

Generated Palette

#C6E458#C6E458

#7758E4#7758E4

#E4BC58#E4BC58

#80E458#80E458

#E1F1A7#E1F1A7

#9EC11F#9EC11F

Color Harmonies

#7758E4#7758E4

#E4BC58#E4BC58

#80E458#80E458

#58C6E4#58C6E4

#E458C6#E458C6

Variants

#E1F1A7#E1F1A7

#9EC11F#9EC11F

#D2F943#D2F943

#BACF6E#BACF6E

#E9F1CB#E9F1CB

#DEFF66#DEFF66

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Pear#D1E231

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#C6E458

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C6E458

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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