HEX atlas value

#C8E4BE

#C8E4BE is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 200, 228, 190, HSL 104, 41%, 82%, has luminance 0.7148, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C8E4BE Sample readable text

HEX #C8E4BE

RGB rgb(200, 228, 190)

HSL hsl(104 41% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 17, 11)

Luminance 0.7148

Contrast Black 15.3:1White 1.37:1

CSS

--color-c8e4be: #C8E4BE;
.background-c8e4be { background-color: #C8E4BE; }
.text-c8e4be { color: #C8E4BE; }

Luminance0.7148

Black text15.3:1AA 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":"#C8E4BE","rgb":[200,228,190],"hsl":[104,41,82],"cmyk":[12,0,17,11],"luminance":0.7148,"contrast":{"black":15.3,"white":1.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.37,"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":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.21,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C4EEB4","hex":"#C4EEB4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.24,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DBE4BE","hex":"#DBE4BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.85,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BEE4C7","hex":"#BEE4C7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.11,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

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/c8e4be.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/pastel-mint.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DABEE4","analogous":["#DBE4BE","#BEE4C7"],"triadic":["#BEC8E4","#E4BEC8"],"tetradic":["#BEDBE4","#DABEE4","#E4C7BE"],"splitComplementary":["#C7BEE4","#E4BEDB"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#C8E4BE","#92C97E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#92C97E","saturated":"#C4EEB4","desaturated":"#CDDAC8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#DAFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":8.18535277187245},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":24.819347291981714},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":29.0516780926679},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":29.171904291629644},{"slug":"light-grey","name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":29.171904291629644}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C8E4BE

#C8E4BE is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C8E4BE is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 200, 228, and 190, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 104deg with 41% saturation and 82% 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 0.7148, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.19, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.3:1AA 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 #C8E4BE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.3:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Pastel Mint#000000 text · best 18.21:1#CEFAD0

#C4EEB4#000000 text · best 16.24:1#C4EEB4

#DBE4BE#000000 text · best 15.85:1#DBE4BE

#BEE4C7#000000 text · best 15.11:1#BEE4C7

Generated Palette

#C8E4BE#C8E4BE

#DABEE4#DABEE4

#DBE4BE#DBE4BE

#BEE4C7#BEE4C7

White#FFFFFF

#92C97E#92C97E

Color Harmonies

#DABEE4#DABEE4

#DBE4BE#DBE4BE

#BEE4C7#BEE4C7

#BEC8E4#BEC8E4

#E4BEC8#E4BEC8

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#92C97E#92C97E

#C4EEB4#C4EEB4

#CDDAC8#CDDAC8

White#FFFFFF

#DAFFCC#DAFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Limestone#D8D2C4

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Light Gray#D3D3D3

Light Grey#D3D3D3

#C8E4BE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C8E4BE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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