HEX atlas value

#C9CEC0

#C9CEC0 is a cool green HEX color close to Limestone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 206, 192, HSL 81, 13%, 78%, has luminance 0.6037, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#C9CEC0 Sample readable text

HEX #C9CEC0

RGB rgb(201, 206, 192)

HSL hsl(81 13% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 7, 19)

Luminance 0.6037

Contrast Black 13.07:1White 1.61:1

CSS

--color-c9cec0: #C9CEC0;
.background-c9cec0 { background-color: #C9CEC0; }
.text-c9cec0 { color: #C9CEC0; }

Luminance0.6037

Black text13.07:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA 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":"#C9CEC0","rgb":[201,206,192],"hsl":[81,13,78],"cmyk":[2,0,7,19],"luminance":0.6037,"contrast":{"black":13.07,"white":1.61}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.07,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.61,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5F6F3","hex":"#F5F6F3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.36,"contrastWhite":1.08,"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":"#CDDBB3","hex":"#CDDBB3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.38,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.03,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.94,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Limestone 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/c9cec0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C5C0CE","analogous":["#CECCC0","#C2CEC0"],"triadic":["#C0C9CE","#CEC0C9"],"tetradic":["#C0CECC","#C5C0CE","#CEC0C2"],"splitComplementary":["#C0C2CE","#CCC0CE"],"monochromatic":["#F5F6F3","#C9CEC0","#9DA68C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5F6F3","dark":"#9DA68C","saturated":"#CDDBB3","desaturated":"#C7C7C7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E6FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":16.0312195418814},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":16.64331697709324},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":17.46424919657298},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":22.045407685048602}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9CEC0

#C9CEC0 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #C9CEC0 is visually closest to Limestone, a named orange color with HEX #D8D2C4.

The RGB channels are 201, 206, and 192, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 81deg with 13% saturation and 78% 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 0.6037, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.07:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9CEC0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.07:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5F6F3#000000 text · best 19.36:1#F5F6F3

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

#CDDBB3#000000 text · best 14.38:1#CDDBB3

Light Grey#000000 text · best 14.03:1#D3D3D3

Limestone#000000 text · best 13.94:1#D8D2C4

Generated Palette

#C9CEC0#C9CEC0

#C5C0CE#C5C0CE

#CECCC0#CECCC0

#C2CEC0#C2CEC0

#F5F6F3#F5F6F3

#9DA68C#9DA68C

Color Harmonies

#C5C0CE#C5C0CE

#CECCC0#CECCC0

#C2CEC0#C2CEC0

#C0C9CE#C0C9CE

#CEC0C9#CEC0C9

Variants

#F5F6F3#F5F6F3

#9DA68C#9DA68C

#CDDBB3#CDDBB3

#C7C7C7#C7C7C7

White#FFFFFF

#E6FFB8#E6FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Limestone#D8D2C4

Silver#C0C0C0

Oat#D8CAB8

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Light Gray#D3D3D3

#C9CEC0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9CEC0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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