HEX atlas value

#B3DBC8

#B3DBC8 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 179, 219, 200, HSL 152, 36%, 78%, has luminance 0.6442, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B3DBC8 Sample readable text

HEX #B3DBC8

RGB rgb(179, 219, 200)

HSL hsl(152 36% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(18, 0, 9, 14)

Luminance 0.6442

Contrast Black 13.88:1White 1.51:1

CSS

--color-b3dbc8: #B3DBC8;
.background-b3dbc8 { background-color: #B3DBC8; }
.text-b3dbc8 { color: #B3DBC8; }

Luminance0.6442

Black text13.88:1AA Pass

White text1.51:1AA 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":"#B3DBC8","rgb":[179,219,200],"hsl":[152,36,78],"cmyk":[18,0,9,14],"luminance":0.6442,"contrast":{"black":13.88,"white":1.51}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.51,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1F8F5","hex":"#F1F8F5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.49,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.66,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A6E7C9","hex":"#A6E7C9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.9,"contrastWhite":1.41,"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":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"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/b3dbc8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-teal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-blue.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DBB3C6","analogous":["#B3DBB4","#B3DADB"],"triadic":["#C8B3DB","#DBC8B3"],"tetradic":["#B4B3DB","#DBB3C6","#DADBB3"],"splitComplementary":["#DBB3DA","#DBB4B3"],"monochromatic":["#F1F8F5","#B3DBC8","#74BE9B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1F8F5","dark":"#74BE9B","saturated":"#A6E7C9","desaturated":"#BFCFC7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFDE"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":16.76305461424021},{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":22.561028345356956},{"slug":"pastel-blue","name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","distance":22.693611435820433},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":26.645825188948457},{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":27.748873851023216}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B3DBC8

#B3DBC8 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B3DBC8 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 179, 219, and 200, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 152deg 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 0.6442, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.76, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.88:1AA Pass

White text1.51:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B3DBC8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.88:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.51:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1F8F5#000000 text · best 19.49:1#F1F8F5

Pastel Aqua#000000 text · best 15.66:1#B8E8E0

#A6E7C9#000000 text · best 14.9:1#A6E7C9

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

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

Generated Palette

#B3DBC8#B3DBC8

#DBB3C6#DBB3C6

#B3DBB4#B3DBB4

#B3DADB#B3DADB

#F1F8F5#F1F8F5

#74BE9B#74BE9B

Color Harmonies

#DBB3C6#DBB3C6

#B3DBB4#B3DBB4

#B3DADB#B3DADB

#C8B3DB#C8B3DB

#DBC8B3#DBC8B3

Variants

#F1F8F5#F1F8F5

#74BE9B#74BE9B

#A6E7C9#A6E7C9

#BFCFC7#BFCFC7

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFDE#B8FFDE

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

Pastel Blue#AEC6CF

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

#B3DBC8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B3DBC8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Related HEX Guides