HEX atlas value

#C9EDB6

#C9EDB6 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 237, 182, HSL 99, 60%, 82%, has luminance 0.7636, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C9EDB6 Sample readable text

HEX #C9EDB6

RGB rgb(201, 237, 182)

HSL hsl(99 60% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(15, 0, 23, 7)

Luminance 0.7636

Contrast Black 16.27:1White 1.29:1

CSS

--color-c9edb6: #C9EDB6;
.background-c9edb6 { background-color: #C9EDB6; }
.text-c9edb6 { color: #C9EDB6; }

Luminance0.7636

Black text16.27:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA 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":"#C9EDB6","rgb":[201,237,182],"hsl":[99,60,82],"cmyk":[15,0,23,7],"luminance":0.7636,"contrast":{"black":16.27,"white":1.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.27,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.29,"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":"#C6F7AB","hex":"#C6F7AB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.29,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E4EDB6","hex":"#E4EDB6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.09,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B6EDBE","hex":"#B6EDBE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.85,"contrastWhite":1.33,"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/c9edb6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D9B6ED","analogous":["#E4EDB6","#B6EDBE"],"triadic":["#B6C9ED","#EDB6C9"],"tetradic":["#B6E4ED","#D9B6ED","#EDBEB6"],"splitComplementary":["#BEB6ED","#EDB6E4"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#C9EDB6","#93DA6C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#93DA6C","saturated":"#C6F7AB","desaturated":"#CCE3C0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#DEFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":18.138357147217054},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":29.49576240750525},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":32.155870381627054},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":33.91164991562634},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":37.389838191679836}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9EDB6

#C9EDB6 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C9EDB6 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 201, 237, and 182, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 99deg with 60% 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 0.7636, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.14, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.27:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9EDB6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.27:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Pastel Mint#000000 text · best 18.21:1#CEFAD0

#C6F7AB#000000 text · best 17.29:1#C6F7AB

#E4EDB6#000000 text · best 17.09:1#E4EDB6

#B6EDBE#000000 text · best 15.85:1#B6EDBE

Generated Palette

#C9EDB6#C9EDB6

#D9B6ED#D9B6ED

#E4EDB6#E4EDB6

#B6EDBE#B6EDBE

White#FFFFFF

#93DA6C#93DA6C

Color Harmonies

#D9B6ED#D9B6ED

#E4EDB6#E4EDB6

#B6EDBE#B6EDBE

#B6C9ED#B6C9ED

#EDB6C9#EDB6C9

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#93DA6C#93DA6C

#C6F7AB#C6F7AB

#CCE3C0#CCE3C0

White#FFFFFF

#DEFFCC#DEFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Celadon#ACE1AF

Limestone#D8D2C4

Bone#E3DAC9

#C9EDB6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9EDB6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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