HEX atlas value

#B1BCA9

#B1BCA9 is a cool green HEX color close to Ash Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 177, 188, 169, HSL 95, 12%, 70%, has luminance 0.4818, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#B1BCA9 Sample readable text

HEX #B1BCA9

RGB rgb(177, 188, 169)

HSL hsl(95 12% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 10, 26)

Luminance 0.4818

Contrast Black 10.64:1White 1.97:1

CSS

--color-b1bca9: #B1BCA9;
.background-b1bca9 { background-color: #B1BCA9; }
.text-b1bca9 { color: #B1BCA9; }

Luminance0.4818

Black text10.64:1AA Pass

White text1.97:1AA 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":"#B1BCA9","rgb":[177,188,169],"hsl":[95,12,70],"cmyk":[6,0,10,26],"luminance":0.4818,"contrast":{"black":10.64,"white":1.97}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.97,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0E4DD","hex":"#E0E4DD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.31,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#AECD98","hex":"#AECD98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.29,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.93,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BABCA9","hex":"#BABCA9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.85,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Ash Gray adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b1bca9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B4A9BC","analogous":["#BABCA9","#A9BCAB"],"triadic":["#A9B1BC","#BCA9B1"],"tetradic":["#A9BABC","#B4A9BC","#BCABA9"],"splitComplementary":["#ABA9BC","#BCA9BA"],"monochromatic":["#E0E4DD","#B1BCA9","#829376"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0E4DD","dark":"#829376","saturated":"#AECD98","desaturated":"#B3B3B3","pastel":"#F2F2F2","neon":"#BEFF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":14.560219778561036},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":14.7648230602334},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":18.138357147217054},{"slug":"dark-gray","name":"Dark Gray","hex":"#A9A9A9","distance":20.615528128088304}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B1BCA9

#B1BCA9 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #B1BCA9 is visually closest to Ash Gray, a named green color with HEX #B2BEB5.

The RGB channels are 177, 188, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 95deg with 12% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.4818, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.64:1AA Pass

White text1.97:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B1BCA9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.64:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.97:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0E4DD#000000 text · best 16.31:1#E0E4DD

#AECD98#000000 text · best 11.99:1#AECD98

Pumice#000000 text · best 11.29:1#BAC0B4

Ash Gray#000000 text · best 10.93:1#B2BEB5

#BABCA9#000000 text · best 10.85:1#BABCA9

Generated Palette

#B1BCA9#B1BCA9

#B4A9BC#B4A9BC

#BABCA9#BABCA9

#A9BCAB#A9BCAB

#E0E4DD#E0E4DD

#829376#829376

Color Harmonies

#B4A9BC#B4A9BC

#BABCA9#BABCA9

#A9BCAB#A9BCAB

#A9B1BC#A9B1BC

#BCA9B1#BCA9B1

Variants

#E0E4DD#E0E4DD

#829376#829376

#AECD98#AECD98

#B3B3B3#B3B3B3

#F2F2F2#F2F2F2

#BEFF8F#BEFF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Pumice#BAC0B4

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

Dark Gray#A9A9A9

#B1BCA9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B1BCA9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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