HEX atlas value

#B3E2AC

#B3E2AC is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 179, 226, 172, HSL 112, 48%, 78%, has luminance 0.6695, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B3E2AC Sample readable text

HEX #B3E2AC

RGB rgb(179, 226, 172)

HSL hsl(112 48% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(21, 0, 24, 11)

Luminance 0.6695

Contrast Black 14.39:1White 1.46:1

CSS

--color-b3e2ac: #B3E2AC;
.background-b3e2ac { background-color: #B3E2AC; }
.text-b3e2ac { color: #B3E2AC; }

Luminance0.6695

Black text14.39:1AA Pass

White text1.46:1AA 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":"#B3E2AC","rgb":[179,226,172],"hsl":[112,48,78],"cmyk":[21,0,24,11],"luminance":0.6695,"contrast":{"black":14.39,"white":1.46}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.46,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1FAF0","hex":"#F1FAF0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#AAEEA0","hex":"#AAEEA0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.45,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CEE2AC","hex":"#CEE2AC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.1,"contrastWhite":1.39,"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":"#ACE2C0","hex":"#ACE2C0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.39,"contrastWhite":1.46,"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/b3e2ac.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/pumice.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DBACE2","analogous":["#CEE2AC","#ACE2C0"],"triadic":["#ACB3E2","#E2ACB3"],"tetradic":["#ACCEE2","#DBACE2","#E2C0AC"],"splitComplementary":["#C0ACE2","#E2ACCE"],"monochromatic":["#F1FAF0","#B3E2AC","#75CA68"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1FAF0","dark":"#75CA68","saturated":"#AAEEA0","desaturated":"#BCD5B8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#C1FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":7.681145747868608},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":25.25866188063018},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":35.62302626111375},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":36.578682316343766},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":37.12142238654117}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B3E2AC

#B3E2AC is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B3E2AC is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 179, 226, and 172, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 112deg with 48% 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 0.6695, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.39:1AA Pass

White text1.46:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B3E2AC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.39:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.46:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1FAF0#000000 text · best 19.67:1#F1FAF0

#AAEEA0#000000 text · best 15.45:1#AAEEA0

#CEE2AC#000000 text · best 15.1:1#CEE2AC

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

#ACE2C0#000000 text · best 14.39:1#ACE2C0

Generated Palette

#B3E2AC#B3E2AC

#DBACE2#DBACE2

#CEE2AC#CEE2AC

#ACE2C0#ACE2C0

#F1FAF0#F1FAF0

#75CA68#75CA68

Color Harmonies

#DBACE2#DBACE2

#CEE2AC#CEE2AC

#ACE2C0#ACE2C0

#ACB3E2#ACB3E2

#E2ACB3#E2ACB3

Variants

#F1FAF0#F1FAF0

#75CA68#75CA68

#AAEEA0#AAEEA0

#BCD5B8#BCD5B8

White#FFFFFF

#C1FFB8#C1FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pumice#BAC0B4

Opal#A8C3BC

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

#B3E2AC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B3E2AC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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