HEX atlas value

#B5C5BC

#B5C5BC is a cool green HEX color close to Ash Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 181, 197, 188, HSL 146, 12%, 74%, has luminance 0.5339, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#B5C5BC Sample readable text

HEX #B5C5BC

RGB rgb(181, 197, 188)

HSL hsl(146 12% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 5, 23)

Luminance 0.5339

Contrast Black 11.68:1White 1.8:1

CSS

--color-b5c5bc: #B5C5BC;
.background-b5c5bc { background-color: #B5C5BC; }
.text-b5c5bc { color: #B5C5BC; }

Luminance0.5339

Black text11.68:1AA Pass

White text1.8:1AA 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":"#B5C5BC","rgb":[181,197,188],"hsl":[146,12,74],"cmyk":[8,0,5,23],"luminance":0.5339,"contrast":{"black":11.68,"white":1.8}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.8,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8EDEA","hex":"#E8EDEA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.73,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A6D3BA","hex":"#A6D3BA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.65,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.78,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B5C5C4","hex":"#B5C5C4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.75,"contrastWhite":1.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B6C5B5","hex":"#B6C5B5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.64,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Ash Gray adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b5c5bc.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C5B5BE","analogous":["#B6C5B5","#B5C5C4"],"triadic":["#BCB5C5","#C5BCB5"],"tetradic":["#B5B6C5","#C5B5BE","#C5C4B5"],"splitComplementary":["#C4B5C5","#C5B5B6"],"monochromatic":["#E8EDEA","#B5C5BC","#819C8D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8EDEA","dark":"#819C8D","saturated":"#A6D3BA","desaturated":"#BDBDBD","pastel":"#FCFCFC","neon":"#A3FFCB"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":10.344080432788601},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":10.677078252031311},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":12.727922061357855},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":13.152946437965905},{"slug":"pastel-blue","name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","distance":20.273134932713294}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B5C5BC

#B5C5BC is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #B5C5BC is visually closest to Ash Gray, a named green color with HEX #B2BEB5.

The RGB channels are 181, 197, and 188, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 146deg with 12% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.5339, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.68:1AA Pass

White text1.8:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B5C5BC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.68:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.8:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8EDEA#000000 text · best 17.73:1#E8EDEA

#A6D3BA#000000 text · best 12.65:1#A6D3BA

Pastel Blue#000000 text · best 11.78:1#AEC6CF

#B5C5C4#000000 text · best 11.75:1#B5C5C4

#B6C5B5#000000 text · best 11.64:1#B6C5B5

Generated Palette

#B5C5BC#B5C5BC

#C5B5BE#C5B5BE

#B6C5B5#B6C5B5

#B5C5C4#B5C5C4

#E8EDEA#E8EDEA

#819C8D#819C8D

Color Harmonies

#C5B5BE#C5B5BE

#B6C5B5#B6C5B5

#B5C5C4#B5C5C4

#BCB5C5#BCB5C5

#C5BCB5#C5BCB5

Variants

#E8EDEA#E8EDEA

#819C8D#819C8D

#A6D3BA#A6D3BA

#BDBDBD#BDBDBD

#FCFCFC#FCFCFC

#A3FFCB#A3FFCB

Nearest Named Colors

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Pumice#BAC0B4

Silver#C0C0C0

Opal#A8C3BC

Pastel Blue#AEC6CF

#B5C5BC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B5C5BC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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