HEX atlas value

#B3C9B1

#B3C9B1 is a cool green HEX color close to Ash Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 179, 201, 177, HSL 115, 18%, 74%, has luminance 0.5453, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#B3C9B1 Sample readable text

HEX #B3C9B1

RGB rgb(179, 201, 177)

HSL hsl(115 18% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(11, 0, 12, 21)

Luminance 0.5453

Contrast Black 11.91:1White 1.76:1

CSS

--color-b3c9b1: #B3C9B1;
.background-b3c9b1 { background-color: #B3C9B1; }
.text-b3c9b1 { color: #B3C9B1; }

Luminance0.5453

Black text11.91:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA 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":"#B3C9B1","rgb":[179,201,177],"hsl":[115,18,74],"cmyk":[11,0,12,21],"luminance":0.5453,"contrast":{"black":11.91,"white":1.76}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.76,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8EEE7","hex":"#E8EEE7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.81,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A7D7A2","hex":"#A7D7A2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.89,"contrastWhite":1.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BFC9B1","hex":"#BFC9B1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.2,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B1C9BB","hex":"#B1C9BB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.94,"contrastWhite":1.76,"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/b3c9b1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C7B1C9","analogous":["#BFC9B1","#B1C9BB"],"triadic":["#B1B3C9","#C9B1B3"],"tetradic":["#B1BFC9","#C7B1C9","#C9BBB1"],"splitComplementary":["#BBB1C9","#C9B1BF"],"monochromatic":["#E8EEE7","#B3C9B1","#7EA37B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8EEE7","dark":"#7EA37B","saturated":"#A7D7A2","desaturated":"#BDBDBD","pastel":"#FCFDFC","neon":"#ABFFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":11.74734012447073},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":11.789826122551595},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":16.673332000533065},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":21.79449471770337},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":25.079872407968907}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B3C9B1

#B3C9B1 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #B3C9B1 is visually closest to Ash Gray, a named green color with HEX #B2BEB5.

The RGB channels are 179, 201, and 177, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 115deg with 18% saturation and 74% 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 0.5453, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.91:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B3C9B1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.91:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.76:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8EEE7#000000 text · best 17.81:1#E8EEE7

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#A7D7A2#000000 text · best 12.89:1#A7D7A2

#BFC9B1#000000 text · best 12.2:1#BFC9B1

#B1C9BB#000000 text · best 11.94:1#B1C9BB

Generated Palette

#B3C9B1#B3C9B1

#C7B1C9#C7B1C9

#BFC9B1#BFC9B1

#B1C9BB#B1C9BB

#E8EEE7#E8EEE7

#7EA37B#7EA37B

Color Harmonies

#C7B1C9#C7B1C9

#BFC9B1#BFC9B1

#B1C9BB#B1C9BB

#B1B3C9#B1B3C9

#C9B1B3#C9B1B3

Variants

#E8EEE7#E8EEE7

#7EA37B#7EA37B

#A7D7A2#A7D7A2

#BDBDBD#BDBDBD

#FCFDFC#FCFDFC

#ABFFA3#ABFFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Pumice#BAC0B4

Opal#A8C3BC

Silver#C0C0C0

Celadon#ACE1AF

#B3C9B1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B3C9B1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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