HEX atlas value

#B7BCA9

#B7BCA9 is a cool green HEX color close to Pumice. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 183, 188, 169, HSL 76, 12%, 70%, has luminance 0.489, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#B7BCA9 Sample readable text

HEX #B7BCA9

RGB rgb(183, 188, 169)

HSL hsl(76 12% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 10, 26)

Luminance 0.489

Contrast Black 10.78:1White 1.95:1

CSS

--color-b7bca9: #B7BCA9;
.background-b7bca9 { background-color: #B7BCA9; }
.text-b7bca9 { color: #B7BCA9; }

Luminance0.489

Black text10.78:1AA Pass

White text1.95:1AA 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":"#B7BCA9","rgb":[183,188,169],"hsl":[76,12,70],"cmyk":[3,0,10,26],"luminance":0.489,"contrast":{"black":10.78,"white":1.95}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.78,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.95,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E2E4DD","hex":"#E2E4DD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.38,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BFCD98","hex":"#BFCD98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.4,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.29,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.93,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AEBCA9","hex":"#AEBCA9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.57,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Pumice 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/b7bca9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AEA9BC","analogous":["#BCB7A9","#AEBCA9"],"triadic":["#A9B7BC","#BCA9B7"],"tetradic":["#A9BCB7","#AEA9BC","#BCA9AE"],"splitComplementary":["#A9AEBC","#B7A9BC"],"monochromatic":["#E2E4DD","#B7BCA9","#8B9376"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E2E4DD","dark":"#8B9376","saturated":"#BFCD98","desaturated":"#B3B3B3","pastel":"#F2F2F2","neon":"#E1FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":12.083045973594572},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":13.152946437965905},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":18.547236990991408},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":21.470910553583888},{"slug":"silver-metallic","name":"Silver Metallic","hex":"#AAA9AD","distance":23.366642891095847}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B7BCA9

#B7BCA9 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #B7BCA9 is visually closest to Pumice, a named green color with HEX #BAC0B4.

The RGB channels are 183, 188, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 76deg with 12% saturation and 70% 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 0.489, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.78:1AA Pass

White text1.95:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B7BCA9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.78:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.95:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E2E4DD#000000 text · best 16.38:1#E2E4DD

#BFCD98#000000 text · best 12.4:1#BFCD98

Pumice#000000 text · best 11.29:1#BAC0B4

Ash Gray#000000 text · best 10.93:1#B2BEB5

#AEBCA9#000000 text · best 10.57:1#AEBCA9

Generated Palette

#B7BCA9#B7BCA9

#AEA9BC#AEA9BC

#BCB7A9#BCB7A9

#AEBCA9#AEBCA9

#E2E4DD#E2E4DD

#8B9376#8B9376

Color Harmonies

#AEA9BC#AEA9BC

#BCB7A9#BCB7A9

#AEBCA9#AEBCA9

#A9B7BC#A9B7BC

#BCA9B7#BCA9B7

Variants

#E2E4DD#E2E4DD

#8B9376#8B9376

#BFCD98#BFCD98

#B3B3B3#B3B3B3

#F2F2F2#F2F2F2

#E1FF8F#E1FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Pumice#BAC0B4

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

Silver Metallic#AAA9AD

#B7BCA9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B7BCA9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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