HEX atlas value

#B3EFD0

#B3EFD0 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Aqua. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 179, 239, 208, HSL 149, 65%, 82%, has luminance 0.7587, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B3EFD0 Sample readable text

HEX #B3EFD0

RGB rgb(179, 239, 208)

HSL hsl(149 65% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(25, 0, 13, 6)

Luminance 0.7587

Contrast Black 16.17:1White 1.3:1

CSS

--color-b3efd0: #B3EFD0;
.background-b3efd0 { background-color: #B3EFD0; }
.text-b3efd0 { color: #B3EFD0; }

Luminance0.7587

Black text16.17:1AA 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":"#B3EFD0","rgb":[179,239,208],"hsl":[149,65,82],"cmyk":[25,0,13,6],"luminance":0.7587,"contrast":{"black":16.17,"white":1.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.17,"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":"#A9F9D0","hex":"#A9F9D0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.15,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B3EFEE","hex":"#B3EFEE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.5,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Turquoise","hex":"#AFEEEE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.29,"contrastWhite":1.29,"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/b3efd0.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/powder-blue.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#EFB3D2","analogous":["#B4EFB3","#B3EFEE"],"triadic":["#D0B3EF","#EFD0B3"],"tetradic":["#B3B4EF","#EFB3D2","#EFEEB3"],"splitComplementary":["#EEB3EF","#EFB3B4"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#B3EFD0","#68DFA1"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#68DFA1","saturated":"#A9F9D0","desaturated":"#BDE5D0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFE5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":18.16590212458495},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":24.839484696748443},{"slug":"powder-blue","name":"Powder Blue","hex":"#B0E0E6","distance":26.795522013948524},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":29.154759474226502},{"slug":"pale-turquoise","name":"Pale Turquoise","hex":"#AFEEEE","distance":30.28200785945344}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B3EFD0

#B3EFD0 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B3EFD0 is visually closest to Pastel Aqua, a named cyan color with HEX #B8E8E0.

The RGB channels are 179, 239, and 208, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 149deg 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 0.7587, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.17:1AA 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 #B3EFD0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.17:1 · 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

#A9F9D0#000000 text · best 17.15:1#A9F9D0

#B3EFEE#000000 text · best 16.5:1#B3EFEE

Pale Turquoise#000000 text · best 16.29:1#AFEEEE

Generated Palette

#B3EFD0#B3EFD0

#EFB3D2#EFB3D2

#B4EFB3#B4EFB3

#B3EFEE#B3EFEE

White#FFFFFF

#68DFA1#68DFA1

Color Harmonies

#EFB3D2#EFB3D2

#B4EFB3#B4EFB3

#B3EFEE#B3EFEE

#D0B3EF#D0B3EF

#EFD0B3#EFD0B3

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#68DFA1#68DFA1

#A9F9D0#A9F9D0

#BDE5D0#BDE5D0

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFE5#CCFFE5

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Powder Blue#B0E0E6

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Pale Turquoise#AFEEEE

#B3EFD0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B3EFD0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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