HEX atlas value

#B6E9A5

#B6E9A5 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 182, 233, 165, HSL 105, 61%, 78%, has luminance 0.7094, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B6E9A5 Sample readable text

HEX #B6E9A5

RGB rgb(182, 233, 165)

HSL hsl(105 61% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(22, 0, 29, 9)

Luminance 0.7094

Contrast Black 15.19:1White 1.38:1

CSS

--color-b6e9a5: #B6E9A5;
.background-b6e9a5 { background-color: #B6E9A5; }
.text-b6e9a5 { color: #B6E9A5; }

Luminance0.7094

Black text15.19:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA 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":"#B6E9A5","rgb":[182,233,165],"hsl":[105,61,78],"cmyk":[22,0,29,9],"luminance":0.7094,"contrast":{"black":15.19,"white":1.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F2FBEF","hex":"#F2FBEF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.82,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.09,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B0F598","hex":"#B0F598","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.36,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D8E9A5","hex":"#D8E9A5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.12,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Celadon 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/b6e9a5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D8A5E9","analogous":["#D8E9A5","#A5E9B6"],"triadic":["#A5B6E9","#E9A5B6"],"tetradic":["#A5D8E9","#D8A5E9","#E9B6A5"],"splitComplementary":["#B6A5E9","#E9A5D8"],"monochromatic":["#F2FBEF","#B6E9A5","#7AD75B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2FBEF","dark":"#7AD75B","saturated":"#B0F598","desaturated":"#BCDDB1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#C9FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":16.24807680927192},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":31.12876483254676},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":37.322915213043046},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":37.322915213043046},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":39.408120990476064}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B6E9A5

#B6E9A5 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B6E9A5 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 182, 233, and 165, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 105deg with 61% saturation and 78% 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 0.7094, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.19:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B6E9A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.19:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2FBEF#000000 text · best 19.82:1#F2FBEF

Mint#000000 text · best 17.09:1#98FF98

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

#B0F598#000000 text · best 16.36:1#B0F598

#D8E9A5#000000 text · best 16.12:1#D8E9A5

Generated Palette

#B6E9A5#B6E9A5

#D8A5E9#D8A5E9

#D8E9A5#D8E9A5

#A5E9B6#A5E9B6

#F2FBEF#F2FBEF

#7AD75B#7AD75B

Color Harmonies

#D8A5E9#D8A5E9

#D8E9A5#D8E9A5

#A5E9B6#A5E9B6

#A5B6E9#A5B6E9

#E9A5B6#E9A5B6

Variants

#F2FBEF#F2FBEF

#7AD75B#7AD75B

#B0F598#B0F598

#BCDDB1#BCDDB1

White#FFFFFF

#C9FFB8#C9FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

#B6E9A5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B6E9A5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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