HEX atlas value

#B3C99C

#B3C99C is a cool green HEX color close to Laurel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 179, 201, 156, HSL 89, 29%, 70%, has luminance 0.5376, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B3C99C Sample readable text

HEX #B3C99C

RGB rgb(179, 201, 156)

HSL hsl(89 29% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(11, 0, 22, 21)

Luminance 0.5376

Contrast Black 11.75:1White 1.79:1

CSS

--color-b3c99c: #B3C99C;
.background-b3c99c { background-color: #B3C99C; }
.text-b3c99c { color: #B3C99C; }

Luminance0.5376

Black text11.75:1AA Pass

White text1.79:1AA 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":"#B3C99C","rgb":[179,201,156],"hsl":[89,29,70],"cmyk":[11,0,22,21],"luminance":0.5376,"contrast":{"black":11.75,"white":1.79}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.75,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E1E9D8","hex":"#E1E9D8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.85,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B4DA8B","hex":"#B4DA8B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.34,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C9C89C","hex":"#C9C89C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.23,"contrastWhite":1.72,"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":"#9DC99C","hex":"#9DC99C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.27,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Laurel Green 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/b3c99c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B29CC9","analogous":["#C9C89C","#9DC99C"],"triadic":["#9CB3C9","#C99CB3"],"tetradic":["#9CC9C8","#B29CC9","#C99C9D"],"splitComplementary":["#9C9DC9","#C89CC9"],"monochromatic":["#E1E9D8","#B3C99C","#86A861"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E1E9D8","dark":"#86A861","saturated":"#B4DA8B","desaturated":"#B3B8AD","pastel":"#F2F4F0","neon":"#C9FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":18.05547008526779},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":24.06241883103193},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":25.238858928247925},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":26.570660511172846},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":27.331300737432898}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B3C99C

#B3C99C is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B3C99C is visually closest to Laurel Green, a named green color with HEX #A9BA9D.

The RGB channels are 179, 201, and 156, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 89deg with 29% 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.5376, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.75:1AA Pass

White text1.79:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B3C99C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.75:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.79:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E1E9D8#000000 text · best 16.85:1#E1E9D8

#B4DA8B#000000 text · best 13.34:1#B4DA8B

#C9C89C#000000 text · best 12.23:1#C9C89C

Pumice#000000 text · best 11.29:1#BAC0B4

#9DC99C#000000 text · best 11.27:1#9DC99C

Generated Palette

#B3C99C#B3C99C

#B29CC9#B29CC9

#C9C89C#C9C89C

#9DC99C#9DC99C

#E1E9D8#E1E9D8

#86A861#86A861

Color Harmonies

#B29CC9#B29CC9

#C9C89C#C9C89C

#9DC99C#9DC99C

#9CB3C9#9CB3C9

#C99CB3#C99CB3

Variants

#E1E9D8#E1E9D8

#86A861#86A861

#B4DA8B#B4DA8B

#B3B8AD#B3B8AD

#F2F4F0#F2F4F0

#C9FF8F#C9FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Willow Green#A8B88F

Lichen#9BC4A2

Pumice#BAC0B4

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

#B3C99C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B3C99C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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