HEX atlas value

#E6FAE9

#E6FAE9 is a cool green HEX color close to Honeydew. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 230, 250, 233, HSL 129, 67%, 94%, has luminance 0.9108, and belongs to the light group.

green cool light

#E6FAE9 Sample readable text

HEX #E6FAE9

RGB rgb(230, 250, 233)

HSL hsl(129 67% 94%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 7, 2)

Luminance 0.9108

Contrast Black 19.22:1White 1.09:1

CSS

--color-e6fae9: #E6FAE9;
.background-e6fae9 { background-color: #E6FAE9; }
.text-e6fae9 { color: #E6FAE9; }

Luminance0.9108

Black text19.22:1AA Pass

White text1.09:1AA 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":"#E6FAE9","rgb":[230,250,233],"hsl":[129,67,94],"cmyk":[8,0,7,2],"luminance":0.9108,"contrast":{"black":19.22,"white":1.09}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":19.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.09,"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":"Honeydew","hex":"#F0FFF0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.27,"contrastWhite":1.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E2FDE6","hex":"#E2FDE6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.43,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EDFAE5","hex":"#EDFAE5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.41,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E5FAF3","hex":"#E5FAF3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.3,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","light green","Honeydew 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/e6fae9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/honeydew.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marble-white.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mercury.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#FAE5F7","analogous":["#EDFAE5","#E5FAF3"],"triadic":["#E9E5FA","#FAE9E5"],"tetradic":["#E5EDFA","#FAE5F7","#FAF3E5"],"splitComplementary":["#F3E5FA","#FAE5ED"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E6FAE9","#99EBA5"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#99EBA5","saturated":"#E2FDE6","desaturated":"#E9F7EB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFFFF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"honeydew","name":"Honeydew","hex":"#F0FFF0","distance":13.19090595827292},{"slug":"marble-white","name":"Marble White","hex":"#F2F0E6","distance":15.905973720586866},{"slug":"mercury","name":"Mercury","hex":"#EBEBEB","distance":15.937377450509228},{"slug":"porcelain","name":"Porcelain","hex":"#F2F3F4","distance":17.72004514666935},{"slug":"soft-mint","name":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","distance":18.708286933869708}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E6FAE9

#E6FAE9 is classified as a cool green value with light visual character. #E6FAE9 is visually closest to Honeydew, a named green color with HEX #F0FFF0.

The RGB channels are 230, 250, and 233, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 129deg with 67% saturation and 94% 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 0.9108, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.19, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text19.22:1AA Pass

White text1.09:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E6FAE9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000019.22:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.09:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Honeydew#000000 text · best 20.27:1#F0FFF0

#E2FDE6#000000 text · best 19.43:1#E2FDE6

#EDFAE5#000000 text · best 19.41:1#EDFAE5

#E5FAF3#000000 text · best 19.3:1#E5FAF3

Generated Palette

#E6FAE9#E6FAE9

#FAE5F7#FAE5F7

#EDFAE5#EDFAE5

#E5FAF3#E5FAF3

White#FFFFFF

#99EBA5#99EBA5

Color Harmonies

#FAE5F7#FAE5F7

#EDFAE5#EDFAE5

#E5FAF3#E5FAF3

#E9E5FA#E9E5FA

#FAE9E5#FAE9E5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#99EBA5#99EBA5

#E2FDE6#E2FDE6

#E9F7EB#E9F7EB

White#FFFFFF

Nearest Named Colors

Honeydew#F0FFF0

Marble White#F2F0E6

Mercury#EBEBEB

Porcelain#F2F3F4

Soft Mint#D5F5E3

#E6FAE9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E6FAE9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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