HEX atlas value

#B1E605

#B1E605 is a cool green HEX color close to Electric Lime. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 177, 230, 5, HSL 74, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.6595, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#B1E605 Sample readable text

HEX #B1E605

RGB rgb(177, 230, 5)

HSL hsl(74 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(23, 0, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.6595

Contrast Black 14.19:1White 1.48:1

CSS

--color-b1e605: #B1E605;
.background-b1e605 { background-color: #B1E605; }
.text-b1e605 { color: #B1E605; }

Luminance0.6595

Black text14.19:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA 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":"#B1E605","rgb":[177,230,5],"hsl":[74,96,46],"cmyk":[23,0,98,10],"luminance":0.6595,"contrast":{"black":14.19,"white":1.48}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.48,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.44,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.87,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D2FB4B","hex":"#D2FB4B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.64,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B4EB00","hex":"#B4EB00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Electric Lime adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b1e605.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/electric-lime.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3905E6","analogous":["#E6AA05","#41E605"],"triadic":["#05B1E6","#E605B1"],"tetradic":["#05E6AA","#3905E6","#E60541"],"splitComplementary":["#0541E6","#AA05E6"],"monochromatic":["#D2FB4B","#B1E605","#6C8C03"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2FB4B","dark":"#6C8C03","saturated":"#B4EB00","desaturated":"#A4CC1E","pastel":"#D5F179","neon":"#C8FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"electric-lime","name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","distance":37.134889255254286},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":44.30575583375144},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":46.10856753359401},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":49.040799340956916},{"slug":"chartreuse-green","name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","distance":52.592775169218825}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B1E605

#B1E605 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #B1E605 is visually closest to Electric Lime, a named green color with HEX #CCFF00.

The RGB channels are 177, 230, and 5, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 74deg with 96% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6595, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 37.13, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.19:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B1E605 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.19:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.48:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Chartreuse Green#000000 text · best 18.44:1#DFFF00

Electric Lime#000000 text · best 17.87:1#CCFF00

#D2FB4B#000000 text · best 17.64:1#D2FB4B

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#B4EB00#000000 text · best 14.82:1#B4EB00

Generated Palette

#B1E605#B1E605

#3905E6#3905E6

#E6AA05#E6AA05

#41E605#41E605

#D2FB4B#D2FB4B

#6C8C03#6C8C03

Color Harmonies

#3905E6#3905E6

#E6AA05#E6AA05

#41E605#41E605

#05B1E6#05B1E6

#E605B1#E605B1

Variants

#D2FB4B#D2FB4B

#6C8C03#6C8C03

#B4EB00#B4EB00

#A4CC1E#A4CC1E

#D5F179#D5F179

#C8FF14#C8FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Electric Lime#CCFF00

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Chartreuse Green#DFFF00

#B1E605

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B1E605

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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