HEX atlas value

#B3EFC3

#B3EFC3 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 179, 239, 195, HSL 136, 65%, 82%, has luminance 0.7526, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B3EFC3 Sample readable text

HEX #B3EFC3

RGB rgb(179, 239, 195)

HSL hsl(136 65% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(25, 0, 18, 6)

Luminance 0.7526

Contrast Black 16.05:1White 1.31:1

CSS

--color-b3efc3: #B3EFC3;
.background-b3efc3 { background-color: #B3EFC3; }
.text-b3efc3 { color: #B3EFC3; }

Luminance0.7526

Black text16.05:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA 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":"#B3EFC3","rgb":[179,239,195],"hsl":[136,65,82],"cmyk":[25,0,18,6],"luminance":0.7526,"contrast":{"black":16.05,"white":1.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.05,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.31,"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":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.21,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A9F9BE","hex":"#A9F9BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.98,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B3EFE1","hex":"#B3EFE1","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.35,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C1EFB3","hex":"#C1EFB3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.27,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

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/b3efc3.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/pastel-aqua.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#EFB3DF","analogous":["#C1EFB3","#B3EFE1"],"triadic":["#C3B3EF","#EFC3B3"],"tetradic":["#B3C1EF","#EFB3DF","#EFE1B3"],"splitComplementary":["#E1B3EF","#EFB3C1"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#B3EFC3","#68DF87"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#68DF87","saturated":"#A9F9BE","desaturated":"#BDE5C8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFDA"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":19.8997487421324},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":25.39685019840059},{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":30.24896692450835},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":31.921779399024736},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":32.93933818400121}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B3EFC3

#B3EFC3 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B3EFC3 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 179, 239, and 195, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 136deg 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 0.7526, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.05:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B3EFC3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.05:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Pastel Mint#000000 text · best 18.21:1#CEFAD0

#A9F9BE#000000 text · best 16.98:1#A9F9BE

#B3EFE1#000000 text · best 16.35:1#B3EFE1

#C1EFB3#000000 text · best 16.27:1#C1EFB3

Generated Palette

#B3EFC3#B3EFC3

#EFB3DF#EFB3DF

#C1EFB3#C1EFB3

#B3EFE1#B3EFE1

White#FFFFFF

#68DF87#68DF87

Color Harmonies

#EFB3DF#EFB3DF

#C1EFB3#C1EFB3

#B3EFE1#B3EFE1

#C3B3EF#C3B3EF

#EFC3B3#EFC3B3

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#68DF87#68DF87

#A9F9BE#A9F9BE

#BDE5C8#BDE5C8

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFDA#CCFFDA

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Seafoam#93E9BE

#B3EFC3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B3EFC3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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