HEX atlas value

#B6EDD2

#B6EDD2 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Aqua. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 182, 237, 210, HSL 151, 60%, 82%, has luminance 0.7517, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B6EDD2 Sample readable text

HEX #B6EDD2

RGB rgb(182, 237, 210)

HSL hsl(151 60% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(23, 0, 11, 7)

Luminance 0.7517

Contrast Black 16.03:1White 1.31:1

CSS

--color-b6edd2: #B6EDD2;
.background-b6edd2 { background-color: #B6EDD2; }
.text-b6edd2 { color: #B6EDD2; }

Luminance0.7517

Black text16.03:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA 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":"#B6EDD2","rgb":[182,237,210],"hsl":[151,60,82],"cmyk":[23,0,11,7],"luminance":0.7517,"contrast":{"black":16.03,"white":1.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.03,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.31,"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":"#ABF7D2","hex":"#ABF7D2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.97,"contrastWhite":1.24,"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"]},{"name":"#B6ECED","hex":"#B6ECED","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.21,"contrastWhite":1.3,"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/b6edd2.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":"#EDB6D0","analogous":["#B6EDB6","#B6ECED"],"triadic":["#D2B6ED","#EDD2B6"],"tetradic":["#B6B6ED","#EDB6D0","#ECEDB6"],"splitComplementary":["#EDB6EC","#EDB6B6"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#B6EDD2","#6CDAA5"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#6CDAA5","saturated":"#ABF7D2","desaturated":"#C0E3D2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFE6"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":15},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":23.53720459187964},{"slug":"powder-blue","name":"Powder Blue","hex":"#B0E0E6","distance":24.596747752497688},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":27.367864366808018},{"slug":"pale-turquoise","name":"Pale Turquoise","hex":"#AFEEEE","distance":28.879058156387302}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B6EDD2

#B6EDD2 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B6EDD2 is visually closest to Pastel Aqua, a named cyan color with HEX #B8E8E0.

The RGB channels are 182, 237, and 210, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 151deg with 60% 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 0.7517, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.03:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B6EDD2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.03:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Pastel Mint#000000 text · best 18.21:1#CEFAD0

#ABF7D2#000000 text · best 16.97:1#ABF7D2

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

#B6ECED#000000 text · best 16.21:1#B6ECED

Generated Palette

#B6EDD2#B6EDD2

#EDB6D0#EDB6D0

#B6EDB6#B6EDB6

#B6ECED#B6ECED

White#FFFFFF

#6CDAA5#6CDAA5

Color Harmonies

#EDB6D0#EDB6D0

#B6EDB6#B6EDB6

#B6ECED#B6ECED

#D2B6ED#D2B6ED

#EDD2B6#EDD2B6

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#6CDAA5#6CDAA5

#ABF7D2#ABF7D2

#C0E3D2#C0E3D2

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFE6#CCFFE6

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Powder Blue#B0E0E6

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Pale Turquoise#AFEEEE

#B6EDD2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B6EDD2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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