HEX atlas value

#B9C9B1

#B9C9B1 is a cool green HEX color close to Pumice. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 185, 201, 177, HSL 100, 18%, 74%, has luminance 0.5526, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#B9C9B1 Sample readable text

HEX #B9C9B1

RGB rgb(185, 201, 177)

HSL hsl(100 18% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 12, 21)

Luminance 0.5526

Contrast Black 12.05:1White 1.74:1

CSS

--color-b9c9b1: #B9C9B1;
.background-b9c9b1 { background-color: #B9C9B1; }
.text-b9c9b1 { color: #B9C9B1; }

Luminance0.5526

Black text12.05:1AA Pass

White text1.74:1AA 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":"#B9C9B1","rgb":[185,201,177],"hsl":[100,18,74],"cmyk":[8,0,12,21],"luminance":0.5526,"contrast":{"black":12.05,"white":1.74}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.05,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.74,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E9EEE7","hex":"#E9EEE7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.85,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B4D7A2","hex":"#B4D7A2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.18,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C5C9B1","hex":"#C5C9B1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.36,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B1C9B5","hex":"#B1C9B5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.89,"contrastWhite":1.77,"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/b9c9b1.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/silver.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C1B1C9","analogous":["#C5C9B1","#B1C9B5"],"triadic":["#B1B9C9","#C9B1B9"],"tetradic":["#B1C5C9","#C1B1C9","#C9B5B1"],"splitComplementary":["#B5B1C9","#C9B1C5"],"monochromatic":["#E9EEE7","#B9C9B1","#88A37B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E9EEE7","dark":"#88A37B","saturated":"#B4D7A2","desaturated":"#BDBDBD","pastel":"#FCFDFC","neon":"#C2FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":9.539392014169456},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":13.638181696985855},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":18.841443681416774},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":21.118712081942874},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":27.367864366808018}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B9C9B1

#B9C9B1 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #B9C9B1 is visually closest to Pumice, a named green color with HEX #BAC0B4.

The RGB channels are 185, 201, and 177, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 100deg with 18% saturation and 74% 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 0.5526, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.54, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.05:1AA Pass

White text1.74:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B9C9B1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.05:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.74:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E9EEE7#000000 text · best 17.85:1#E9EEE7

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#B4D7A2#000000 text · best 13.18:1#B4D7A2

#C5C9B1#000000 text · best 12.36:1#C5C9B1

#B1C9B5#000000 text · best 11.89:1#B1C9B5

Generated Palette

#B9C9B1#B9C9B1

#C1B1C9#C1B1C9

#C5C9B1#C5C9B1

#B1C9B5#B1C9B5

#E9EEE7#E9EEE7

#88A37B#88A37B

Color Harmonies

#C1B1C9#C1B1C9

#C5C9B1#C5C9B1

#B1C9B5#B1C9B5

#B1B9C9#B1B9C9

#C9B1B9#C9B1B9

Variants

#E9EEE7#E9EEE7

#88A37B#88A37B

#B4D7A2#B4D7A2

#BDBDBD#BDBDBD

#FCFDFC#FCFDFC

#C2FFA3#C2FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Pumice#BAC0B4

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Silver#C0C0C0

Opal#A8C3BC

Celadon#ACE1AF

#B9C9B1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B9C9B1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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