HEX atlas value

#B6D8C3

#B6D8C3 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 182, 216, 195, HSL 143, 30%, 78%, has luminance 0.63, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B6D8C3 Sample readable text

HEX #B6D8C3

RGB rgb(182, 216, 195)

HSL hsl(143 30% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 10, 15)

Luminance 0.63

Contrast Black 13.6:1White 1.54:1

CSS

--color-b6d8c3: #B6D8C3;
.background-b6d8c3 { background-color: #B6D8C3; }
.text-b6d8c3 { color: #B6D8C3; }

Luminance0.63

Black text13.6:1AA Pass

White text1.54:1AA 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":"#B6D8C3","rgb":[182,216,195],"hsl":[143,30,78],"cmyk":[16,0,10,15],"luminance":0.63,"contrast":{"black":13.6,"white":1.54}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.54,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F2F8F4","hex":"#F2F8F4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.51,"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":"#AAE4C0","hex":"#AAE4C0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"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":"#B6D8D4","hex":"#B6D8D4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.76,"contrastWhite":1.53,"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/b6d8c3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D8B6CB","analogous":["#BAD8B6","#B6D8D4"],"triadic":["#C3B6D8","#D8C3B6"],"tetradic":["#B6BAD8","#D8B6CB","#D8D4B6"],"splitComplementary":["#D4B6D8","#D8B6BA"],"monochromatic":["#F2F8F4","#B6D8C3","#7AB892"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2F8F4","dark":"#7AB892","saturated":"#AAE4C0","desaturated":"#C2CBC6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFD3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":14.352700094407323},{"slug":"pastel-blue","name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","distance":23.065125189341593},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":24.1039415863879},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":26.1725046566048},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":26.19160170741759}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B6D8C3

#B6D8C3 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B6D8C3 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 182, 216, and 195, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 143deg 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 0.63, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.6:1AA Pass

White text1.54:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B6D8C3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.6:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.54:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2F8F4#000000 text · best 19.51:1#F2F8F4

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

#AAE4C0#000000 text · best 14.57:1#AAE4C0

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#B6D8D4#000000 text · best 13.76:1#B6D8D4

Generated Palette

#B6D8C3#B6D8C3

#D8B6CB#D8B6CB

#BAD8B6#BAD8B6

#B6D8D4#B6D8D4

#F2F8F4#F2F8F4

#7AB892#7AB892

Color Harmonies

#D8B6CB#D8B6CB

#BAD8B6#BAD8B6

#B6D8D4#B6D8D4

#C3B6D8#C3B6D8

#D8C3B6#D8C3B6

Variants

#F2F8F4#F2F8F4

#7AB892#7AB892

#AAE4C0#AAE4C0

#C2CBC6#C2CBC6

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFD3#B8FFD3

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Blue#AEC6CF

Celadon#ACE1AF

Silver#C0C0C0

Opal#A8C3BC

#B6D8C3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B6D8C3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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