HEX atlas value

#C9E4BE

#C9E4BE is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 228, 190, HSL 103, 41%, 82%, has luminance 0.7162, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C9E4BE Sample readable text

HEX #C9E4BE

RGB rgb(201, 228, 190)

HSL hsl(103 41% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 17, 11)

Luminance 0.7162

Contrast Black 15.32:1White 1.37:1

CSS

--color-c9e4be: #C9E4BE;
.background-c9e4be { background-color: #C9E4BE; }
.text-c9e4be { color: #C9E4BE; }

Luminance0.7162

Black text15.32:1AA 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":"#C9E4BE","rgb":[201,228,190],"hsl":[103,41,82],"cmyk":[12,0,17,11],"luminance":0.7162,"contrast":{"black":15.32,"white":1.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.32,"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":"#C5EEB4","hex":"#C5EEB4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.26,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DCE4BE","hex":"#DCE4BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.88,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BEE4C6","hex":"#BEE4C6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.1,"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/c9e4be.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/light-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D9BEE4","analogous":["#DCE4BE","#BEE4C6"],"triadic":["#BEC9E4","#E4BEC9"],"tetradic":["#BEDCE4","#D9BEE4","#E4C6BE"],"splitComplementary":["#C6BEE4","#E4BEDC"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#C9E4BE","#93C97E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#93C97E","saturated":"#C5EEB4","desaturated":"#CDDAC8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#DAFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":9.055385138137417},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":24.186773244895647},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":28.809720581775867},{"slug":"light-grey","name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":28.809720581775867},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":28.861739379323623}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9E4BE

#C9E4BE is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C9E4BE is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 201, 228, and 190, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 103deg 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 0.7162, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.32:1AA 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 #C9E4BE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.32:1 · 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

#C5EEB4#000000 text · best 16.26:1#C5EEB4

#DCE4BE#000000 text · best 15.88:1#DCE4BE

#BEE4C6#000000 text · best 15.1:1#BEE4C6

Generated Palette

#C9E4BE#C9E4BE

#D9BEE4#D9BEE4

#DCE4BE#DCE4BE

#BEE4C6#BEE4C6

White#FFFFFF

#93C97E#93C97E

Color Harmonies

#D9BEE4#D9BEE4

#DCE4BE#DCE4BE

#BEE4C6#BEE4C6

#BEC9E4#BEC9E4

#E4BEC9#E4BEC9

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#93C97E#93C97E

#C5EEB4#C5EEB4

#CDDAC8#CDDAC8

White#FFFFFF

#DAFFCC#DAFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Limestone#D8D2C4

Light Gray#D3D3D3

Light Grey#D3D3D3

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

#C9E4BE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9E4BE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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