HEX atlas value

#B1E5A9

#B1E5A9 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 177, 229, 169, HSL 112, 54%, 78%, has luminance 0.6825, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B1E5A9 Sample readable text

HEX #B1E5A9

RGB rgb(177, 229, 169)

HSL hsl(112 54% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(23, 0, 26, 10)

Luminance 0.6825

Contrast Black 14.65:1White 1.43:1

CSS

--color-b1e5a9: #B1E5A9;
.background-b1e5a9 { background-color: #B1E5A9; }
.text-b1e5a9 { color: #B1E5A9; }

Luminance0.6825

Black text14.65:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA 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":"#B1E5A9","rgb":[177,229,169],"hsl":[112,54,78],"cmyk":[23,0,26,10],"luminance":0.6825,"contrast":{"black":14.65,"white":1.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.65,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1FAEF","hex":"#F1FAEF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.66,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A8F29C","hex":"#A8F29C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.85,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CFE5A9","hex":"#CFE5A9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.43,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Celadon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b1e5a9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DDA9E5","analogous":["#CFE5A9","#A9E5BF"],"triadic":["#A9B1E5","#E5A9B1"],"tetradic":["#A9CFE5","#DDA9E5","#E5BFA9"],"splitComplementary":["#BFA9E5","#E5A9CF"],"monochromatic":["#F1FAEF","#B1E5A9","#71D062"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1FAEF","dark":"#71D062","saturated":"#A8F29C","desaturated":"#BAD9B5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#C1FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":8.774964387392123},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":29.120439557122072},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":36.837480912787726},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":37.389838191679836},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":37.389838191679836}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B1E5A9

#B1E5A9 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B1E5A9 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 177, 229, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 112deg with 54% saturation and 78% 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.6825, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.77, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.65:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B1E5A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.65:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1FAEF#000000 text · best 19.66:1#F1FAEF

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

#A8F29C#000000 text · best 15.85:1#A8F29C

#CFE5A9#000000 text · best 15.43:1#CFE5A9

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

Generated Palette

#B1E5A9#B1E5A9

#DDA9E5#DDA9E5

#CFE5A9#CFE5A9

#A9E5BF#A9E5BF

#F1FAEF#F1FAEF

#71D062#71D062

Color Harmonies

#DDA9E5#DDA9E5

#CFE5A9#CFE5A9

#A9E5BF#A9E5BF

#A9B1E5#A9B1E5

#E5A9B1#E5A9B1

Variants

#F1FAEF#F1FAEF

#71D062#71D062

#A8F29C#A8F29C

#BAD9B5#BAD9B5

White#FFFFFF

#C1FFB8#C1FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Seafoam#93E9BE

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

#B1E5A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B1E5A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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