HEX atlas value

#CAF1C6

#CAF1C6 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Mint. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 202, 241, 198, HSL 114, 61%, 86%, has luminance 0.7954, and belongs to the light group.

green cool light

#CAF1C6 Sample readable text

HEX #CAF1C6

RGB rgb(202, 241, 198)

HSL hsl(114 61% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 18, 5)

Luminance 0.7954

Contrast Black 16.91:1White 1.24:1

CSS

--color-caf1c6: #CAF1C6;
.background-caf1c6 { background-color: #CAF1C6; }
.text-caf1c6 { color: #CAF1C6; }

Luminance0.7954

Black text16.91:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA 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":"#CAF1C6","rgb":[202,241,198],"hsl":[114,61,86],"cmyk":[16,0,18,5],"luminance":0.7954,"contrast":{"black":16.91,"white":1.24}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.24,"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":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C4F9BE","hex":"#C4F9BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.64,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E0F1C6","hex":"#E0F1C6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.57,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","light green","Pastel Mint adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/caf1c6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-mint.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#EDC6F1","analogous":["#E0F1C6","#C6F1D7"],"triadic":["#C6CAF1","#F1C6CA"],"tetradic":["#C6E0F1","#EDC6F1","#F1D7C6"],"splitComplementary":["#D7C6F1","#F1C6E0"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#CAF1C6","#86DF7C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#86DF7C","saturated":"#C4F9BE","desaturated":"#D0E9CD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E3FFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":14.035668847618199},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":19.026297590440446},{"slug":"soft-mint","name":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","distance":31.272991542223778},{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":32.87856444554719},{"slug":"aluminum","name":"Aluminum","hex":"#D9DAD9","distance":33.391615714128}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CAF1C6

#CAF1C6 is classified as a cool green value with light visual character. #CAF1C6 is visually closest to Pastel Mint, a named green color with HEX #CEFAD0.

The RGB channels are 202, 241, and 198, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 114deg with 61% saturation and 86% 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 light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.7954, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.91:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CAF1C6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.91:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

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

Soft Mint#000000 text · best 18:1#D5F5E3

#C4F9BE#000000 text · best 17.64:1#C4F9BE

#E0F1C6#000000 text · best 17.57:1#E0F1C6

Generated Palette

#CAF1C6#CAF1C6

#EDC6F1#EDC6F1

#E0F1C6#E0F1C6

#C6F1D7#C6F1D7

White#FFFFFF

#86DF7C#86DF7C

Color Harmonies

#EDC6F1#EDC6F1

#E0F1C6#E0F1C6

#C6F1D7#C6F1D7

#C6CAF1#C6CAF1

#F1C6CA#F1C6CA

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#86DF7C#86DF7C

#C4F9BE#C4F9BE

#D0E9CD#D0E9CD

White#FFFFFF

#E3FFE0#E3FFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Soft Mint#D5F5E3

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Aluminum#D9DAD9

#CAF1C6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CAF1C6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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