HEX atlas value

#C8DBB3

#C8DBB3 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 200, 219, 179, HSL 88, 36%, 78%, has luminance 0.662, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C8DBB3 Sample readable text

HEX #C8DBB3

RGB rgb(200, 219, 179)

HSL hsl(88 36% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(9, 0, 18, 14)

Luminance 0.662

Contrast Black 14.24:1White 1.47:1

CSS

--color-c8dbb3: #C8DBB3;
.background-c8dbb3 { background-color: #C8DBB3; }
.text-c8dbb3 { color: #C8DBB3; }

Luminance0.662

Black text14.24:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA 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":"#C8DBB3","rgb":[200,219,179],"hsl":[88,36,78],"cmyk":[9,0,18,14],"luminance":0.662,"contrast":{"black":14.24,"white":1.47}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.24,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.47,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5F8F1","hex":"#F5F8F1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.58,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C9E7A6","hex":"#C9E7A6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.46,"contrastWhite":1.36,"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":"#DBDAB3","hex":"#DBDAB3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.69,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/c8dbb3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C6B3DB","analogous":["#DBDAB3","#B4DBB3"],"triadic":["#B3C8DB","#DBB3C8"],"tetradic":["#B3DBDA","#C6B3DB","#DBB3B4"],"splitComplementary":["#B3B4DB","#DAB3DB"],"monochromatic":["#F5F8F1","#C8DBB3","#9BBE74"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5F8F1","dark":"#9BBE74","saturated":"#C9E7A6","desaturated":"#C7CFBF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#DEFFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":16.76305461424021},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":23.874672772626646},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":25.787593916455254},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":28.91366458960192}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C8DBB3

#C8DBB3 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C8DBB3 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 200, 219, and 179, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 88deg with 36% saturation and 78% 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 0.662, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.76, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.24:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C8DBB3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.24:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5F8F1#000000 text · best 19.58:1#F5F8F1

#C9E7A6#000000 text · best 15.46:1#C9E7A6

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

#DBDAB3#000000 text · best 14.69:1#DBDAB3

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

Generated Palette

#C8DBB3#C8DBB3

#C6B3DB#C6B3DB

#DBDAB3#DBDAB3

#B4DBB3#B4DBB3

#F5F8F1#F5F8F1

#9BBE74#9BBE74

Color Harmonies

#C6B3DB#C6B3DB

#DBDAB3#DBDAB3

#B4DBB3#B4DBB3

#B3C8DB#B3C8DB

#DBB3C8#DBB3C8

Variants

#F5F8F1#F5F8F1

#9BBE74#9BBE74

#C9E7A6#C9E7A6

#C7CFBF#C7CFBF

White#FFFFFF

#DEFFB8#DEFFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Oat#D8CAB8

Limestone#D8D2C4

Mica#D8C7B0

Celadon#ACE1AF

#C8DBB3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C8DBB3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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