HEX atlas value

#B3DBBE

#B3DBBE is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 179, 219, 190, HSL 137, 36%, 78%, has luminance 0.6396, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B3DBBE Sample readable text

HEX #B3DBBE

RGB rgb(179, 219, 190)

HSL hsl(137 36% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(18, 0, 13, 14)

Luminance 0.6396

Contrast Black 13.79:1White 1.52:1

CSS

--color-b3dbbe: #B3DBBE;
.background-b3dbbe { background-color: #B3DBBE; }
.text-b3dbbe { color: #B3DBBE; }

Luminance0.6396

Black text13.79:1AA Pass

White text1.52:1AA 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":"#B3DBBE","rgb":[179,219,190],"hsl":[137,36,78],"cmyk":[18,0,13,14],"luminance":0.6396,"contrast":{"black":13.79,"white":1.52}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.52,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1F8F3","hex":"#F1F8F3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.46,"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":"#A6E7B9","hex":"#A6E7B9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.75,"contrastWhite":1.42,"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":"#B3DBD2","hex":"#B3DBD2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.98,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Pastel 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/b3dbbe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DBB3D0","analogous":["#BBDBB3","#B3DBD2"],"triadic":["#BEB3DB","#DBBEB3"],"tetradic":["#B3BBDB","#DBB3D0","#DBD2B3"],"splitComplementary":["#D2B3DB","#DBB3BB"],"monochromatic":["#F1F8F3","#B3DBBE","#74BE89"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1F8F3","dark":"#74BE89","saturated":"#A6E7B9","desaturated":"#BFCFC3","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":15.524174696260024},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":17.60681686165901},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":26.476404589747453},{"slug":"pastel-blue","name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","distance":27.477263328068172},{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":28.442925306655784}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B3DBBE

#B3DBBE is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B3DBBE is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 179, 219, and 190, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 137deg 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 0.6396, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.79:1AA Pass

White text1.52:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B3DBBE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.79:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.52:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1F8F3#000000 text · best 19.46:1#F1F8F3

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

#A6E7B9#000000 text · best 14.75:1#A6E7B9

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#B3DBD2#000000 text · best 13.98:1#B3DBD2

Generated Palette

#B3DBBE#B3DBBE

#DBB3D0#DBB3D0

#BBDBB3#BBDBB3

#B3DBD2#B3DBD2

#F1F8F3#F1F8F3

#74BE89#74BE89

Color Harmonies

#DBB3D0#DBB3D0

#BBDBB3#BBDBB3

#B3DBD2#B3DBD2

#BEB3DB#BEB3DB

#DBBEB3#DBBEB3

Variants

#F1F8F3#F1F8F3

#74BE89#74BE89

#A6E7B9#A6E7B9

#BFCFC3#BFCFC3

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFCC#B8FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Celadon#ACE1AF

Opal#A8C3BC

Pastel Blue#AEC6CF

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

#B3DBBE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B3DBBE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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