HEX atlas value

#DEF5C2

#DEF5C2 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Mint. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 245, 194, HSL 87, 72%, 86%, has luminance 0.8473, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

green cool light pastel

#DEF5C2 Sample readable text

HEX #DEF5C2

RGB rgb(222, 245, 194)

HSL hsl(87 72% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(9, 0, 21, 4)

Luminance 0.8473

Contrast Black 17.95:1White 1.17:1

CSS

--color-def5c2: #DEF5C2;
.background-def5c2 { background-color: #DEF5C2; }
.text-def5c2 { color: #DEF5C2; }

Luminance0.8473

Black text17.95:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA 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":"#DEF5C2","rgb":[222,245,194],"hsl":[87,72,86],"cmyk":[9,0,21,4],"luminance":0.8473,"contrast":{"black":17.95,"white":1.17}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.95,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.17,"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":"#DFFDBA","hex":"#DFFDBA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.9,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5F2C2","hex":"#F5F2C2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.36,"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":"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/def5c2.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":"#D9C2F5","analogous":["#F5F2C2","#C4F5C2"],"triadic":["#C2DEF5","#F5C2DE"],"tetradic":["#C2F5F2","#D9C2F5","#F5C2C4"],"splitComplementary":["#C2C4F5","#F2C2F5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DEF5C2","#B3E873"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B3E873","saturated":"#DFFDBA","desaturated":"#DDEDC9","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F1FFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":21.840329667841555},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":24.919871588754223},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":25.475478405713993},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":27.586228448267445},{"slug":"canvas","name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","distance":27.92848008753788}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEF5C2

#DEF5C2 is classified as a cool green value with light and pastel visual character. #DEF5C2 is visually closest to Pastel Mint, a named green color with HEX #CEFAD0.

The RGB channels are 222, 245, and 194, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 87deg with 72% 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 0.8473, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.84, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.95:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DEF5C2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.95:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#DFFDBA#000000 text · best 18.9:1#DFFDBA

#F5F2C2#000000 text · best 18.36:1#F5F2C2

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

Canvas#000000 text · best 17.64:1#F4EBD0

Generated Palette

#DEF5C2#DEF5C2

#D9C2F5#D9C2F5

#F5F2C2#F5F2C2

#C4F5C2#C4F5C2

White#FFFFFF

#B3E873#B3E873

Color Harmonies

#D9C2F5#D9C2F5

#F5F2C2#F5F2C2

#C4F5C2#C4F5C2

#C2DEF5#C2DEF5

#F5C2DE#F5C2DE

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B3E873#B3E873

#DFFDBA#DFFDBA

#DDEDC9#DDEDC9

White#FFFFFF

#F1FFE0#F1FFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Pearl#EAE0C8

Vellum#EFE3C8

Parchment#F1E9D2

Canvas#F4EBD0

#DEF5C2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEF5C2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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