HEX atlas value

#B1BB81

#B1BB81 is a cool green HEX color close to Sage Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 177, 187, 129, HSL 70, 30%, 62%, has luminance 0.4647, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#B1BB81 Sample readable text

HEX #B1BB81

RGB rgb(177, 187, 129)

HSL hsl(70 30% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 31, 27)

Luminance 0.4647

Contrast Black 10.29:1White 2.04:1

CSS

--color-b1bb81: #B1BB81;
.background-b1bb81 { background-color: #B1BB81; }
.text-b1bb81 { color: #B1BB81; }

Luminance0.4647

Black text10.29:1AA Pass

White text2.04:1AA 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":"#B1BB81","rgb":[177,187,129],"hsl":[70,30,62],"cmyk":[5,0,31,27],"luminance":0.4647,"contrast":{"black":10.29,"white":2.04}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.04,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D6DBBD","hex":"#D6DBBD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.73,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C0D06C","hex":"#C0D06C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.48,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#94BB81","hex":"#94BB81","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.68,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Sage Gray adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b1bb81.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8B81BB","analogous":["#BBA881","#94BB81"],"triadic":["#81B1BB","#BB81B1"],"tetradic":["#81BBA8","#8B81BB","#BB8194"],"splitComplementary":["#8194BB","#A881BB"],"monochromatic":["#D6DBBD","#B1BB81","#87924F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D6DBBD","dark":"#87924F","saturated":"#C0D06C","desaturated":"#A3A696","pastel":"#E1E3D9","neon":"#E5FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":16.583123951777},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":16.911534525287763},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":19.261360284258224},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":19.261360284258224},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":25.179356624028344}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B1BB81

#B1BB81 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #B1BB81 is visually closest to Sage Gray, a named yellow color with HEX #B2AC88.

The RGB channels are 177, 187, and 129, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 70deg with 30% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4647, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.58, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.29:1AA Pass

White text2.04:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B1BB81 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.29:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.04:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D6DBBD#000000 text · best 14.73:1#D6DBBD

#C0D06C#000000 text · best 12.48:1#C0D06C

Sand#000000 text · best 9.97:1#C2B280

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

#94BB81#000000 text · best 9.68:1#94BB81

Generated Palette

#B1BB81#B1BB81

#8B81BB#8B81BB

#BBA881#BBA881

#94BB81#94BB81

#D6DBBD#D6DBBD

#87924F#87924F

Color Harmonies

#8B81BB#8B81BB

#BBA881#BBA881

#94BB81#94BB81

#81B1BB#81B1BB

#BB81B1#BB81B1

Variants

#D6DBBD#D6DBBD

#87924F#87924F

#C0D06C#C0D06C

#A3A696#A3A696

#E1E3D9#E1E3D9

#E5FF66#E5FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Willow Green#A8B88F

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

Sage Green#9CAF88

#B1BB81

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B1BB81

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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