HEX atlas value

#B3EFCD

#B3EFCD is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Aqua. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 179, 239, 205, HSL 146, 65%, 82%, has luminance 0.7572, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B3EFCD Sample readable text

HEX #B3EFCD

RGB rgb(179, 239, 205)

HSL hsl(146 65% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(25, 0, 14, 6)

Luminance 0.7572

Contrast Black 16.14:1White 1.3:1

CSS

--color-b3efcd: #B3EFCD;
.background-b3efcd { background-color: #B3EFCD; }
.text-b3efcd { color: #B3EFCD; }

Luminance0.7572

Black text16.14:1AA Pass

White text1.3:1AA 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":"#B3EFCD","rgb":[179,239,205],"hsl":[146,65,82],"cmyk":[25,0,14,6],"luminance":0.7572,"contrast":{"black":16.14,"white":1.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.3,"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":"#A9F9CC","hex":"#A9F9CC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.11,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B3EFEB","hex":"#B3EFEB","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.46,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B7EFB3","hex":"#B7EFB3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.01,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Pastel Aqua 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/b3efcd.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-aqua.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#EFB3D5","analogous":["#B7EFB3","#B3EFEB"],"triadic":["#CDB3EF","#EFCDB3"],"tetradic":["#B3B7EF","#EFB3D5","#EFEBB3"],"splitComplementary":["#EBB3EF","#EFB3B7"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#B3EFCD","#68DF9B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#68DF9B","saturated":"#A9F9CC","desaturated":"#BDE5CE","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFE2"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":20.85665361461421},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":23.15167380558045},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":29.30870177950569},{"slug":"powder-blue","name":"Powder Blue","hex":"#B0E0E6","distance":29.30870177950569},{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":30.886890422961002}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B3EFCD

#B3EFCD is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B3EFCD is visually closest to Pastel Aqua, a named cyan color with HEX #B8E8E0.

The RGB channels are 179, 239, and 205, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 146deg 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 0.7572, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.86, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.14:1AA Pass

White text1.3:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B3EFCD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.14:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

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

#A9F9CC#000000 text · best 17.11:1#A9F9CC

#B3EFEB#000000 text · best 16.46:1#B3EFEB

#B7EFB3#000000 text · best 16.01:1#B7EFB3

Generated Palette

#B3EFCD#B3EFCD

#EFB3D5#EFB3D5

#B7EFB3#B7EFB3

#B3EFEB#B3EFEB

White#FFFFFF

#68DF9B#68DF9B

Color Harmonies

#EFB3D5#EFB3D5

#B7EFB3#B7EFB3

#B3EFEB#B3EFEB

#CDB3EF#CDB3EF

#EFCDB3#EFCDB3

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#68DF9B#68DF9B

#A9F9CC#A9F9CC

#BDE5CE#BDE5CE

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFE2#CCFFE2

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Powder Blue#B0E0E6

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

#B3EFCD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B3EFCD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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