HEX atlas value

#C9D4B9

#C9D4B9 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 212, 185, HSL 84, 24%, 78%, has luminance 0.6301, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#C9D4B9 Sample readable text

HEX #C9D4B9

RGB rgb(201, 212, 185)

HSL hsl(84 24% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 13, 17)

Luminance 0.6301

Contrast Black 13.6:1White 1.54:1

CSS

--color-c9d4b9: #C9D4B9;
.background-c9d4b9 { background-color: #C9D4B9; }
.text-c9d4b9 { color: #C9D4B9; }

Luminance0.6301

Black text13.6:1AA Pass

White text1.54:1AA 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":"#C9D4B9","rgb":[201,212,185],"hsl":[84,24,78],"cmyk":[5,0,13,17],"luminance":0.6301,"contrast":{"black":13.6,"white":1.54}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.54,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5F7F2","hex":"#F5F7F2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.47,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CCE1AD","hex":"#CCE1AD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.94,"contrastWhite":1.41,"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":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.94,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D4D2B9","hex":"#D4D2B9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.72,"contrastWhite":1.53,"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/c9d4b9.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":"#C4B9D4","analogous":["#D4D2B9","#BCD4B9"],"triadic":["#B9CAD4","#D4B9CA"],"tetradic":["#B9D4D2","#C4B9D4","#D4B9BC"],"splitComplementary":["#B9BCD4","#D2B9D4"],"monochromatic":["#F5F7F2","#C9D4B9","#9EB181"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5F7F2","dark":"#9EB181","saturated":"#CCE1AD","desaturated":"#C7C8C6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E2FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":17.233687939614086},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":18.05547008526779},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":18.708286933869708},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":21.79449471770337},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":23.021728866442675}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9D4B9

#C9D4B9 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #C9D4B9 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 201, 212, and 185, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 84deg with 24% 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 0.6301, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.23, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.6:1AA Pass

White text1.54:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9D4B9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.6:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.54:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5F7F2#000000 text · best 19.47:1#F5F7F2

#CCE1AD#000000 text · best 14.94:1#CCE1AD

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

Limestone#000000 text · best 13.94:1#D8D2C4

#D4D2B9#000000 text · best 13.72:1#D4D2B9

Generated Palette

#C9D4B9#C9D4B9

#C4B9D4#C4B9D4

#D4D2B9#D4D2B9

#BCD4B9#BCD4B9

#F5F7F2#F5F7F2

#9EB181#9EB181

Color Harmonies

#C4B9D4#C4B9D4

#D4D2B9#D4D2B9

#BCD4B9#BCD4B9

#B9CAD4#B9CAD4

#D4B9CA#D4B9CA

Variants

#F5F7F2#F5F7F2

#9EB181#9EB181

#CCE1AD#CCE1AD

#C7C8C6#C7C8C6

White#FFFFFF

#E2FFB8#E2FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Oat#D8CAB8

Limestone#D8D2C4

Mica#D8C7B0

Silver#C0C0C0

#C9D4B9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9D4B9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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