HEX atlas value

#C9E495

#C9E495 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 228, 149, HSL 81, 59%, 74%, has luminance 0.7007, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C9E495 Sample readable text

HEX #C9E495

RGB rgb(201, 228, 149)

HSL hsl(81 59% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 35, 11)

Luminance 0.7007

Contrast Black 15.01:1White 1.4:1

CSS

--color-c9e495: #C9E495;
.background-c9e495 { background-color: #C9E495; }
.text-c9e495 { color: #C9E495; }

Luminance0.7007

Black text15.01:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA 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":"#C9E495","rgb":[201,228,149],"hsl":[81,59,74],"cmyk":[12,0,35,11],"luminance":0.7007,"contrast":{"black":15.01,"white":1.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEF7DF","hex":"#EEF7DF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.01,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CDF287","hex":"#CDF287","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.65,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E4D896","hex":"#E4D896","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.56,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Celadon 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/c9e495.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B196E4","analogous":["#E4D896","#A1E496"],"triadic":["#96C8E4","#E496C8"],"tetradic":["#96E4D8","#B196E4","#E496A1"],"splitComplementary":["#96A1E4","#D896E4"],"monochromatic":["#EEF7DF","#C9E495","#A3D14D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEF7DF","dark":"#A3D14D","saturated":"#CDF287","desaturated":"#C4D5A4","pastel":"#FDFEFB","neon":"#DFFFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":39.06404996924922},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":39.87480407475377},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":40.07492981902776},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":42.35563716909474},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":42.36744032862972}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9E495

#C9E495 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C9E495 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 201, 228, and 149, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 81deg with 59% saturation and 74% 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 0.7007, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 39.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.01:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9E495 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEF7DF#000000 text · best 19.01:1#EEF7DF

#CDF287#000000 text · best 16.65:1#CDF287

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

#E4D896#000000 text · best 14.56:1#E4D896

Generated Palette

#C9E495#C9E495

#B196E4#B196E4

#E4D896#E4D896

#A1E496#A1E496

#EEF7DF#EEF7DF

#A3D14D#A3D14D

Color Harmonies

#B196E4#B196E4

#E4D896#E4D896

#A1E496#A1E496

#96C8E4#96C8E4

#E496C8#E496C8

Variants

#EEF7DF#EEF7DF

#A3D14D#A3D14D

#CDF287#CDF287

#C4D5A4#C4D5A4

#FDFEFB#FDFEFB

#DFFFA3#DFFFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Travertine#D6C1A3

Khaki#F0E68C

Flax#EEDC82

Mica#D8C7B0

#C9E495

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9E495

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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