HEX atlas value

#DEF1C6

#DEF1C6 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Mint. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 241, 198, HSL 87, 61%, 86%, has luminance 0.8252, and belongs to the light group.

green cool light

#DEF1C6 Sample readable text

HEX #DEF1C6

RGB rgb(222, 241, 198)

HSL hsl(87 61% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 18, 5)

Luminance 0.8252

Contrast Black 17.5:1White 1.2:1

CSS

--color-def1c6: #DEF1C6;
.background-def1c6 { background-color: #DEF1C6; }
.text-def1c6 { color: #DEF1C6; }

Luminance0.8252

Black text17.5:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA 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":"#DEF1C6","rgb":[222,241,198],"hsl":[87,61,86],"cmyk":[8,0,18,5],"luminance":0.8252,"contrast":{"black":17.5,"white":1.2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.2,"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":"#DEF9BE","hex":"#DEF9BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"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":"#F1EFC6","hex":"#F1EFC6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.9,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.33,"contrastWhite":1.21,"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/def1c6.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":"#D9C6F1","analogous":["#F1EFC6","#C8F1C6"],"triadic":["#C6DDF1","#F1C6DD"],"tetradic":["#C6F1EF","#D9C6F1","#F1C6C8"],"splitComplementary":["#C6C8F1","#EFC6F1"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DEF1C6","#B2DF7C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B2DF7C","saturated":"#DEF9BE","desaturated":"#DDE9CD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F1FFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":20.904544960366874},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":20.904544960366874},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":22.11334438749598},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":23.853720883753127}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEF1C6

#DEF1C6 is classified as a cool green value with light visual character. #DEF1C6 is visually closest to Pastel Mint, a named green color with HEX #CEFAD0.

The RGB channels are 222, 241, and 198, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 87deg 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 0.8252, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.5:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DEF1C6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.5:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#DEF9BE#000000 text · best 18.4:1#DEF9BE

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

#F1EFC6#000000 text · best 17.9:1#F1EFC6

Parchment#000000 text · best 17.33:1#F1E9D2

Generated Palette

#DEF1C6#DEF1C6

#D9C6F1#D9C6F1

#F1EFC6#F1EFC6

#C8F1C6#C8F1C6

White#FFFFFF

#B2DF7C#B2DF7C

Color Harmonies

#D9C6F1#D9C6F1

#F1EFC6#F1EFC6

#C8F1C6#C8F1C6

#C6DDF1#C6DDF1

#F1C6DD#F1C6DD

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B2DF7C#B2DF7C

#DEF9BE#DEF9BE

#DDE9CD#DDE9CD

White#FFFFFF

#F1FFE0#F1FFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Pearl#EAE0C8

Vellum#EFE3C8

Bone#E3DAC9

Parchment#F1E9D2

#DEF1C6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEF1C6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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