HEX atlas value

#B6D8BA

#B6D8BA is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 182, 216, 186, HSL 127, 30%, 78%, has luminance 0.626, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B6D8BA Sample readable text

HEX #B6D8BA

RGB rgb(182, 216, 186)

HSL hsl(127 30% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 14, 15)

Luminance 0.626

Contrast Black 13.52:1White 1.55:1

CSS

--color-b6d8ba: #B6D8BA;
.background-b6d8ba { background-color: #B6D8BA; }
.text-b6d8ba { color: #B6D8BA; }

Luminance0.626

Black text13.52:1AA Pass

White text1.55:1AA 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":"#B6D8BA","rgb":[182,216,186],"hsl":[127,30,78],"cmyk":[16,0,14,15],"luminance":0.626,"contrast":{"black":13.52,"white":1.55}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.55,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F2F8F2","hex":"#F2F8F2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.48,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AAE4B1","hex":"#AAE4B1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.44,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C3D8B6","hex":"#C3D8B6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.82,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/b6d8ba.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/pumice.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D8B6D4","analogous":["#C3D8B6","#B6D8CB"],"triadic":["#BAB6D8","#D8BAB6"],"tetradic":["#B6C3D8","#D8B6D4","#D8CBB6"],"splitComplementary":["#CBB6D8","#D8B6C3"],"monochromatic":["#F2F8F2","#B6D8BA","#7AB882"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2F8F2","dark":"#7AB882","saturated":"#AAE4B1","desaturated":"#C2CBC3","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFC0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":15.84297951775486},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":17.378147196982766},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":25.059928172283335},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":25.317977802344327},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":26.68332812825267}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B6D8BA

#B6D8BA is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B6D8BA is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 182, 216, and 186, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 127deg with 30% saturation and 78% 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.626, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.84, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.52:1AA Pass

White text1.55:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B6D8BA needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.52:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.55:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2F8F2#000000 text · best 19.48:1#F2F8F2

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

#AAE4B1#000000 text · best 14.44:1#AAE4B1

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#C3D8B6#000000 text · best 13.82:1#C3D8B6

Generated Palette

#B6D8BA#B6D8BA

#D8B6D4#D8B6D4

#C3D8B6#C3D8B6

#B6D8CB#B6D8CB

#F2F8F2#F2F8F2

#7AB882#7AB882

Color Harmonies

#D8B6D4#D8B6D4

#C3D8B6#C3D8B6

#B6D8CB#B6D8CB

#BAB6D8#BAB6D8

#D8BAB6#D8BAB6

Variants

#F2F8F2#F2F8F2

#7AB882#7AB882

#AAE4B1#AAE4B1

#C2CBC3#C2CBC3

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFC0#B8FFC0

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pumice#BAC0B4

Opal#A8C3BC

Silver#C0C0C0

#B6D8BA

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B6D8BA

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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