HEX atlas value

#CBEAB8

#CBEAB8 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 234, 184, HSL 97, 54%, 82%, has luminance 0.75, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#CBEAB8 Sample readable text

HEX #CBEAB8

RGB rgb(203, 234, 184)

HSL hsl(97 54% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(13, 0, 21, 8)

Luminance 0.75

Contrast Black 16:1White 1.31:1

CSS

--color-cbeab8: #CBEAB8;
.background-cbeab8 { background-color: #CBEAB8; }
.text-cbeab8 { color: #CBEAB8; }

Luminance0.75

Black text16:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA 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":"#CBEAB8","rgb":[203,234,184],"hsl":[97,54,82],"cmyk":[13,0,21,8],"luminance":0.75,"contrast":{"black":16,"white":1.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.31,"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":"#C9F4AE","hex":"#C9F4AE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.03,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E4EAB8","hex":"#E4EAB8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B8EABE","hex":"#B8EABE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.55,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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/cbeab8.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/limestone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D7B8EA","analogous":["#E4EAB8","#B8EABE"],"triadic":["#B8CBEA","#EAB8CB"],"tetradic":["#B8E4EA","#D7B8EA","#EABEB8"],"splitComplementary":["#BEB8EA","#EAB8E4"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#CBEAB8","#98D572"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#98D572","saturated":"#C9F4AE","desaturated":"#CEE0C2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E0FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":16.186414056238647},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":29},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":29.816103031751148},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":33.481338085566414},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":33.51119216023208}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CBEAB8

#CBEAB8 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #CBEAB8 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 203, 234, and 184, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 97deg with 54% 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 0.75, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.19, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CBEAB8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

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

#C9F4AE#000000 text · best 17.03:1#C9F4AE

#E4EAB8#000000 text · best 16.76:1#E4EAB8

#B8EABE#000000 text · best 15.55:1#B8EABE

Generated Palette

#CBEAB8#CBEAB8

#D7B8EA#D7B8EA

#E4EAB8#E4EAB8

#B8EABE#B8EABE

White#FFFFFF

#98D572#98D572

Color Harmonies

#D7B8EA#D7B8EA

#E4EAB8#E4EAB8

#B8EABE#B8EABE

#B8CBEA#B8CBEA

#EAB8CB#EAB8CB

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#98D572#98D572

#C9F4AE#C9F4AE

#CEE0C2#CEE0C2

White#FFFFFF

#E0FFCC#E0FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Limestone#D8D2C4

Bone#E3DAC9

Celadon#ACE1AF

#CBEAB8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CBEAB8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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