HEX atlas value

#B3DBBA

#B3DBBA is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 179, 219, 186, HSL 131, 36%, 78%, has luminance 0.6379, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B3DBBA Sample readable text

HEX #B3DBBA

RGB rgb(179, 219, 186)

HSL hsl(131 36% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(18, 0, 15, 14)

Luminance 0.6379

Contrast Black 13.76:1White 1.53:1

CSS

--color-b3dbba: #B3DBBA;
.background-b3dbba { background-color: #B3DBBA; }
.text-b3dbba { color: #B3DBBA; }

Luminance0.6379

Black text13.76:1AA 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":"#B3DBBA","rgb":[179,219,186],"hsl":[131,36,78],"cmyk":[18,0,15,14],"luminance":0.6379,"contrast":{"black":13.76,"white":1.53}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.76,"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":"#A6E7B2","hex":"#A6E7B2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.69,"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":"#BFDBB3","hex":"#BFDBB3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14,"contrastWhite":1.5,"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/b3dbba.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":"#DBB3D4","analogous":["#BFDBB3","#B3DBCE"],"triadic":["#BAB3DB","#DBBAB3"],"tetradic":["#B3BFDB","#DBB3D4","#DBCEB3"],"splitComplementary":["#CEB3DB","#DBB3BF"],"monochromatic":["#F1F8F2","#B3DBBA","#74BE82"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1F8F2","dark":"#74BE82","saturated":"#A6E7B2","desaturated":"#BFCFC2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFC5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":14.352700094407323},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":16.76305461424021},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":26.476404589747453},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":28.53068523537421},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":29.444863728670914}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B3DBBA

#B3DBBA is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B3DBBA is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 179, 219, and 186, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 131deg 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 0.6379, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.76:1AA 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 #B3DBBA needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.76:1 · 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

#A6E7B2#000000 text · best 14.69:1#A6E7B2

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#BFDBB3#000000 text · best 14:1#BFDBB3

Generated Palette

#B3DBBA#B3DBBA

#DBB3D4#DBB3D4

#BFDBB3#BFDBB3

#B3DBCE#B3DBCE

#F1F8F2#F1F8F2

#74BE82#74BE82

Color Harmonies

#DBB3D4#DBB3D4

#BFDBB3#BFDBB3

#B3DBCE#B3DBCE

#BAB3DB#BAB3DB

#DBBAB3#DBBAB3

Variants

#F1F8F2#F1F8F2

#74BE82#74BE82

#A6E7B2#A6E7B2

#BFCFC2#BFCFC2

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFC5#B8FFC5

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Opal#A8C3BC

Pumice#BAC0B4

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

#B3DBBA

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B3DBBA

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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