HEX atlas value

#C9D9CA

#C9D9CA is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 217, 202, HSL 124, 17%, 82%, has luminance 0.6631, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#C9D9CA Sample readable text

HEX #C9D9CA

RGB rgb(201, 217, 202)

HSL hsl(124 17% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 7, 15)

Luminance 0.6631

Contrast Black 14.26:1White 1.47:1

CSS

--color-c9d9ca: #C9D9CA;
.background-c9d9ca { background-color: #C9D9CA; }
.text-c9d9ca { color: #C9D9CA; }

Luminance0.6631

Black text14.26:1AA 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":"#C9D9CA","rgb":[201,217,202],"hsl":[124,17,82],"cmyk":[7,0,7,15],"luminance":0.6631,"contrast":{"black":14.26,"white":1.47}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.47,"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":"#BFE3C2","hex":"#BFE3C2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.98,"contrastWhite":1.4,"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":"#D0D9C9","hex":"#D0D9C9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C9D9D2","hex":"#C9D9D2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.34,"contrastWhite":1.46,"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/c9d9ca.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-grey.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D9C9D8","analogous":["#D0D9C9","#C9D9D2"],"triadic":["#CAC9D9","#D9CAC9"],"tetradic":["#C9D0D9","#D9C9D8","#D9D2C9"],"splitComplementary":["#D2C9D9","#D9C9D0"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#C9D9CA","#94B396"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#94B396","saturated":"#BFE3C2","desaturated":"#D1D1D1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFCF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":14.45683229480096},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":14.730919862656235},{"slug":"light-grey","name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":14.730919862656235},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":16.76305461424021},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":17.60681686165901}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9D9CA

#C9D9CA is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #C9D9CA is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 201, 217, and 202, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 124deg with 17% 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 0.6631, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.26:1AA 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 #C9D9CA needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#BFE3C2#000000 text · best 14.98:1#BFE3C2

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

#D0D9C9#000000 text · best 14.45:1#D0D9C9

#C9D9D2#000000 text · best 14.34:1#C9D9D2

Generated Palette

#C9D9CA#C9D9CA

#D9C9D8#D9C9D8

#D0D9C9#D0D9C9

#C9D9D2#C9D9D2

White#FFFFFF

#94B396#94B396

Color Harmonies

#D9C9D8#D9C9D8

#D0D9C9#D0D9C9

#C9D9D2#C9D9D2

#CAC9D9#CAC9D9

#D9CAC9#D9CAC9

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#94B396#94B396

#BFE3C2#BFE3C2

#D1D1D1#D1D1D1

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFCF#CCFFCF

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Light Gray#D3D3D3

Light Grey#D3D3D3

Chrome#D5D5D5

Limestone#D8D2C4

#C9D9CA

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9D9CA

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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