HEX atlas value

#DCF9BD

#DCF9BD is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Mint. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 249, 189, HSL 89, 83%, 86%, has luminance 0.8664, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

green cool light pastel

#DCF9BD Sample readable text

HEX #DCF9BD

RGB rgb(220, 249, 189)

HSL hsl(89 83% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 24, 2)

Luminance 0.8664

Contrast Black 18.33:1White 1.15:1

CSS

--color-dcf9bd: #DCF9BD;
.background-dcf9bd { background-color: #DCF9BD; }
.text-dcf9bd { color: #DCF9BD; }

Luminance0.8664

Black text18.33:1AA Pass

White text1.15:1AA 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":"#DCF9BD","rgb":[220,249,189],"hsl":[89,83,86],"cmyk":[12,0,24,2],"luminance":0.8664,"contrast":{"black":18.33,"white":1.15}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.15,"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":"#F9F8BE","hex":"#F9F8BE","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.2,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DCFFB8","hex":"#DCFFB8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.04,"contrastWhite":1.1,"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":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.64,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","pastel","light green","pastel green","Pastel Mint adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dcf9bd.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DABEF9","analogous":["#F9F8BE","#BFF9BE"],"triadic":["#BEDCF9","#F9BEDC"],"tetradic":["#BEF9F8","#DABEF9","#F9BEBF"],"splitComplementary":["#BEBFF9","#F8BEF9"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DCF9BD","#B0F16A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B0F16A","saturated":"#DCFFB8","desaturated":"#DCF1C6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F0FFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":23.62202362203543},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":30.692018506445613},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":31.080540535840107},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":31.20897306865447},{"slug":"canvas","name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","distance":33.66006535941367}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCF9BD

#DCF9BD is classified as a cool green value with light and pastel visual character. #DCF9BD is visually closest to Pastel Mint, a named green color with HEX #CEFAD0.

The RGB channels are 220, 249, and 189, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 89deg with 83% saturation and 86% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8664, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.62, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.33:1AA Pass

White text1.15:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCF9BD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.33:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.15:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F9F8BE#000000 text · best 19.2:1#F9F8BE

#DCFFB8#000000 text · best 19.04:1#DCFFB8

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

Canvas#000000 text · best 17.64:1#F4EBD0

Generated Palette

#DCF9BD#DCF9BD

#DABEF9#DABEF9

#F9F8BE#F9F8BE

#BFF9BE#BFF9BE

White#FFFFFF

#B0F16A#B0F16A

Color Harmonies

#DABEF9#DABEF9

#F9F8BE#F9F8BE

#BFF9BE#BFF9BE

#BEDCF9#BEDCF9

#F9BEDC#F9BEDC

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B0F16A#B0F16A

#DCFFB8#DCFFB8

#DCF1C6#DCF1C6

White#FFFFFF

#F0FFE0#F0FFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Pearl#EAE0C8

Vellum#EFE3C8

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Canvas#F4EBD0

#DCF9BD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCF9BD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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