HEX atlas value

#B8EACE

#B8EACE is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Aqua. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 234, 206, HSL 146, 54%, 82%, has luminance 0.7349, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B8EACE Sample readable text

HEX #B8EACE

RGB rgb(184, 234, 206)

HSL hsl(146 54% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(21, 0, 12, 8)

Luminance 0.7349

Contrast Black 15.7:1White 1.34:1

CSS

--color-b8eace: #B8EACE;
.background-b8eace { background-color: #B8EACE; }
.text-b8eace { color: #B8EACE; }

Luminance0.7349

Black text15.7:1AA Pass

White text1.34:1AA 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":"#B8EACE","rgb":[184,234,206],"hsl":[146,54,82],"cmyk":[21,0,12,8],"luminance":0.7349,"contrast":{"black":15.7,"white":1.34}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.7,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.34,"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":"#AEF4CC","hex":"#AEF4CC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B8EAE7","hex":"#B8EAE7","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.96,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.66,"contrastWhite":1.34,"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/b8eace.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":"#EAB8D4","analogous":["#BCEAB8","#B8EAE7"],"triadic":["#CEB8EA","#EACEB8"],"tetradic":["#B8BCEA","#EAB8D4","#EAE7B8"],"splitComplementary":["#E7B8EA","#EAB8BC"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#B8EACE","#72D59D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#72D59D","saturated":"#AEF4CC","desaturated":"#C2E0CF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFE2"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":18.110770276274835},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":18.193405398660254},{"slug":"powder-blue","name":"Powder Blue","hex":"#B0E0E6","distance":27.202941017470888},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":27.27636339397171},{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":31.064449134018133}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B8EACE

#B8EACE is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B8EACE is visually closest to Pastel Aqua, a named cyan color with HEX #B8E8E0.

The RGB channels are 184, 234, and 206, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 146deg with 54% 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 0.7349, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.7:1AA Pass

White text1.34:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B8EACE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.7:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.34:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

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

#AEF4CC#000000 text · best 16.61:1#AEF4CC

#B8EAE7#000000 text · best 15.96:1#B8EAE7

Pastel Aqua#000000 text · best 15.66:1#B8E8E0

Generated Palette

#B8EACE#B8EACE

#EAB8D4#EAB8D4

#BCEAB8#BCEAB8

#B8EAE7#B8EAE7

White#FFFFFF

#72D59D#72D59D

Color Harmonies

#EAB8D4#EAB8D4

#BCEAB8#BCEAB8

#B8EAE7#B8EAE7

#CEB8EA#CEB8EA

#EACEB8#EACEB8

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#72D59D#72D59D

#AEF4CC#AEF4CC

#C2E0CF#C2E0CF

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFE2#CCFFE2

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Powder Blue#B0E0E6

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

#B8EACE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B8EACE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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