HEX atlas value

#B9D4C3

#B9D4C3 is a cool green HEX color nearest Pastel Green. RGB 185, 212, 195, HSL 142° 24% 78%, luminance 0.6134; view contrast and conversions.

green cool muted

#B9D4C3 Sample readable text

HEX #B9D4C3

RGB rgb(185, 212, 195)

HSL hsl(142 24% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(13, 0, 8, 17)

Luminance 0.6134

Contrast Black 13.27:1White 1.58:1

CSS

--color-b9d4c3: #B9D4C3;
.background-b9d4c3 { background-color: #B9D4C3; }
.text-b9d4c3 { color: #B9D4C3; }

HEX meaning and use

About #B9D4C3

#B9D4C3 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #B9D4C3 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 185, 212, and 195, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 142deg with 24% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.6134, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.27:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B9D4C3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.27:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2F7F4#F2F7F4 · #000000 text · best 19.39:1 Pastel Green#C1E1C1 · #000000 text · best 14.81:1 #ADE1C0#ADE1C0 · #000000 text · best 14.31:1 #B9D4D1#B9D4D1 · #000000 text · best 13.4:1 #BDD4B9#BDD4B9 · #000000 text · best 13.28:1

Generated Palette

#B9D4C3#B9D4C3

#D4B9CA#D4B9CA

#BDD4B9#BDD4B9

#B9D4D1#B9D4D1

#F2F7F4#F2F7F4

#81B192#81B192

Color Harmonies

#D4B9CA#D4B9CA

#BDD4B9#BDD4B9

#B9D4D1#B9D4D1

#C3B9D4#C3B9D4

#D4C3B9#D4C3B9

Variants

#F2F7F4#F2F7F4

#81B192#81B192

#ADE1C0#ADE1C0

#C6C8C7#C6C8C7

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFD2#B8FFD2

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Silver#C0C0C0

Pastel Blue#AEC6CF

Pumice#BAC0B4

Opal#A8C3BC

Luminance0.6134

Black text13.27:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA 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":"#B9D4C3","rgb":[185,212,195],"hsl":[142,24,78],"cmyk":[13,0,8,17],"luminance":0.6134,"contrast":{"black":13.27,"white":1.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.27,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F2F7F4","hex":"#F2F7F4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.39,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#ADE1C0","hex":"#ADE1C0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.31,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B9D4D1","hex":"#B9D4D1","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.4,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BDD4B9","hex":"#BDD4B9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.28,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Pastel Green 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/b9d4c3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-blue.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D4B9CA","analogous":["#BDD4B9","#B9D4D1"],"triadic":["#C3B9D4","#D4C3B9"],"tetradic":["#B9BDD4","#D4B9CA","#D4D1B9"],"splitComplementary":["#D1B9D4","#D4B9BD"],"monochromatic":["#F2F7F4","#B9D4C3","#81B192"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2F7F4","dark":"#81B192","saturated":"#ADE1C0","desaturated":"#C6C8C7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFD2"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":15.394804318340652},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":21.400934559032695},{"slug":"pastel-blue","name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","distance":21.470910553583888},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":25.03996805109783}]

#B9D4C3

CSS

About #B9D4C3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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