HEX atlas value

#C8DCC6

#C8DCC6 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 200, 220, 198, HSL 115, 24%, 82%, has luminance 0.6754, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#C8DCC6 Sample readable text

HEX #C8DCC6

RGB rgb(200, 220, 198)

HSL hsl(115 24% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(9, 0, 10, 14)

Luminance 0.6754

Contrast Black 14.51:1White 1.45:1

CSS

--color-c8dcc6: #C8DCC6;
.background-c8dcc6 { background-color: #C8DCC6; }
.text-c8dcc6 { color: #C8DCC6; }

Luminance0.6754

Black text14.51:1AA 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":"#C8DCC6","rgb":[200,220,198],"hsl":[115,24,82],"cmyk":[9,0,10,14],"luminance":0.6754,"contrast":{"black":14.51,"white":1.45}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.51,"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":"#C0E6BC","hex":"#C0E6BC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.29,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D3DCC6","hex":"#D3DCC6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C6DCCF","hex":"#C6DCCF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.54,"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/c8dcc6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DAC6DC","analogous":["#D3DCC6","#C6DCCF"],"triadic":["#C6C8DC","#DCC6C8"],"tetradic":["#C6D3DC","#DAC6DC","#DCCFC6"],"splitComplementary":["#CFC6DC","#DCC6D3"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#C8DCC6","#91B98D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#91B98D","saturated":"#C0E6BC","desaturated":"#D0D2D0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#D0FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":9.9498743710662},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":18.973665961010276},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":19.261360284258224},{"slug":"light-grey","name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":19.261360284258224},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":21.047565179849187}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C8DCC6

#C8DCC6 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #C8DCC6 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 200, 220, and 198, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 115deg 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 0.6754, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.51:1AA 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 #C8DCC6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.51:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.45:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#C0E6BC#000000 text · best 15.29:1#C0E6BC

#D3DCC6#000000 text · best 14.82:1#D3DCC6

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

#C6DCCF#000000 text · best 14.54:1#C6DCCF

Generated Palette

#C8DCC6#C8DCC6

#DAC6DC#DAC6DC

#D3DCC6#D3DCC6

#C6DCCF#C6DCCF

White#FFFFFF

#91B98D#91B98D

Color Harmonies

#DAC6DC#DAC6DC

#D3DCC6#D3DCC6

#C6DCCF#C6DCCF

#C6C8DC#C6C8DC

#DCC6C8#DCC6C8

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#91B98D#91B98D

#C0E6BC#C0E6BC

#D0D2D0#D0D2D0

White#FFFFFF

#D0FFCC#D0FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Limestone#D8D2C4

Light Gray#D3D3D3

Light Grey#D3D3D3

Chrome#D5D5D5

#C8DCC6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C8DCC6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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