HEX atlas value

#B3EFB3

#B3EFB3 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 179, 239, 179, HSL 120, 65%, 82%, has luminance 0.7457, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B3EFB3 Sample readable text

HEX #B3EFB3

RGB rgb(179, 239, 179)

HSL hsl(120 65% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(25, 0, 25, 6)

Luminance 0.7457

Contrast Black 15.91:1White 1.32:1

CSS

--color-b3efb3: #B3EFB3;
.background-b3efb3 { background-color: #B3EFB3; }
.text-b3efb3 { color: #B3EFB3; }

Luminance0.7457

Black text15.91:1AA Pass

White text1.32:1AA 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":"#B3EFB3","rgb":[179,239,179],"hsl":[120,65,82],"cmyk":[25,0,25,6],"luminance":0.7457,"contrast":{"black":15.91,"white":1.32}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A9F9A9","hex":"#A9F9A9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.81,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D1EFB3","hex":"#D1EFB3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.71,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B3EFD1","hex":"#B3EFD1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.18,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

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/b3efb3.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/seafoam.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#EFB3EF","analogous":["#D1EFB3","#B3EFD1"],"triadic":["#B3B3EF","#EFB3B3"],"tetradic":["#B3D1EF","#EFB3EF","#EFD1B3"],"splitComplementary":["#D1B3EF","#EFB3D1"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#B3EFB3","#68DF68"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#68DF68","saturated":"#A9F9A9","desaturated":"#BDE5BD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":16.15549442140351},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":24.24871130596428},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":34.36568055487916},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":40.024992192379},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":40.024992192379}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B3EFB3

#B3EFB3 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B3EFB3 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 179, 239, and 179, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 120deg with 65% saturation and 82% 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 0.7457, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.16, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.91:1AA Pass

White text1.32:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B3EFB3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.91:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#A9F9A9#000000 text · best 16.81:1#A9F9A9

#D1EFB3#000000 text · best 16.71:1#D1EFB3

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

#B3EFD1#000000 text · best 16.18:1#B3EFD1

Generated Palette

#B3EFB3#B3EFB3

#EFB3EF#EFB3EF

#D1EFB3#D1EFB3

#B3EFD1#B3EFD1

White#FFFFFF

#68DF68#68DF68

Color Harmonies

#EFB3EF#EFB3EF

#D1EFB3#D1EFB3

#B3EFD1#B3EFD1

#B3B3EF#B3B3EF

#EFB3B3#EFB3B3

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#68DF68#68DF68

#A9F9A9#A9F9A9

#BDE5BD#BDE5BD

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFCC#CCFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Seafoam#93E9BE

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

#B3EFB3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B3EFB3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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