HEX atlas value

#B3DBB9

#B3DBB9 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 179, 219, 185, HSL 129, 36%, 78%, has luminance 0.6375, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B3DBB9 Sample readable text

HEX #B3DBB9

RGB rgb(179, 219, 185)

HSL hsl(129 36% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(18, 0, 16, 14)

Luminance 0.6375

Contrast Black 13.75:1White 1.53:1

CSS

--color-b3dbb9: #B3DBB9;
.background-b3dbb9 { background-color: #B3DBB9; }
.text-b3dbb9 { color: #B3DBB9; }

Luminance0.6375

Black text13.75:1AA Pass

White text1.53:1AA 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":"#B3DBB9","rgb":[179,219,185],"hsl":[129,36,78],"cmyk":[18,0,16,14],"luminance":0.6375,"contrast":{"black":13.75,"white":1.53}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.75,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.53,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1F8F2","hex":"#F1F8F2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.45,"contrastWhite":1.08,"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"]},{"name":"#A6E7B0","hex":"#A6E7B0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.68,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C1DBB3","hex":"#C1DBB3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.05,"contrastWhite":1.49,"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/b3dbb9.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/opal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DBB3D5","analogous":["#C1DBB3","#B3DBCD"],"triadic":["#B9B3DB","#DBB9B3"],"tetradic":["#B3C1DB","#DBB3D5","#DBCDB3"],"splitComplementary":["#CDB3DB","#DBB3C1"],"monochromatic":["#F1F8F2","#B3DBB9","#74BE7F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1F8F2","dark":"#74BE7F","saturated":"#A6E7B0","desaturated":"#BFCFC1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFC2"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":13.601470508735444},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":17.204650534085253},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":26.570660511172846},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":28.337254630609507},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":29.29163703175362}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B3DBB9

#B3DBB9 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B3DBB9 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 179, 219, and 185, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 129deg with 36% 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 0.6375, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.75:1AA Pass

White text1.53:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B3DBB9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.75:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.53:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1F8F2#000000 text · best 19.45:1#F1F8F2

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

#A6E7B0#000000 text · best 14.68:1#A6E7B0

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#C1DBB3#000000 text · best 14.05:1#C1DBB3

Generated Palette

#B3DBB9#B3DBB9

#DBB3D5#DBB3D5

#C1DBB3#C1DBB3

#B3DBCD#B3DBCD

#F1F8F2#F1F8F2

#74BE7F#74BE7F

Color Harmonies

#DBB3D5#DBB3D5

#C1DBB3#C1DBB3

#B3DBCD#B3DBCD

#B9B3DB#B9B3DB

#DBB9B3#DBB9B3

Variants

#F1F8F2#F1F8F2

#74BE7F#74BE7F

#A6E7B0#A6E7B0

#BFCFC1#BFCFC1

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFC2#B8FFC2

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Opal#A8C3BC

Pumice#BAC0B4

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

#B3DBB9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B3DBB9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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