HEX atlas value

#B9F5AD

#B9F5AD is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 185, 245, 173, HSL 110, 78%, 82%, has luminance 0.7864, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#B9F5AD Sample readable text

HEX #B9F5AD

RGB rgb(185, 245, 173)

HSL hsl(110 78% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(24, 0, 29, 4)

Luminance 0.7864

Contrast Black 16.73:1White 1.26:1

CSS

--color-b9f5ad: #B9F5AD;
.background-b9f5ad { background-color: #B9F5AD; }
.text-b9f5ad { color: #B9F5AD; }

Luminance0.7864

Black text16.73:1AA Pass

White text1.26:1AA 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":"#B9F5AD","rgb":[185,245,173],"hsl":[110,78,82],"cmyk":[24,0,29,4],"luminance":0.7864,"contrast":{"black":16.73,"white":1.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.26,"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":"#B3FFA3","hex":"#B3FFA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.75,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DDF5AD","hex":"#DDF5AD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.74,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.09,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#ADF5C5","hex":"#ADF5C5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.64,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Celadon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b9f5ad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E9ADF5","analogous":["#DDF5AD","#ADF5C5"],"triadic":["#ADB9F5","#F5ADB9"],"tetradic":["#ADDDF5","#E9ADF5","#F5C5AD"],"splitComplementary":["#C5ADF5","#F5ADDD"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#B9F5AD","#73EB5C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#73EB5C","saturated":"#B3FFA3","desaturated":"#C0EBB7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#D5FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":23.93741840717165},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":29.393876913398138},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":39.57271787481876},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":39.57271787481876},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":40.3732584763727}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B9F5AD

#B9F5AD is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #B9F5AD is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 185, 245, and 173, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 110deg with 78% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.7864, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.94, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.73:1AA Pass

White text1.26:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B9F5AD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.73:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#B3FFA3#000000 text · best 17.75:1#B3FFA3

#DDF5AD#000000 text · best 17.74:1#DDF5AD

Mint#000000 text · best 17.09:1#98FF98

#ADF5C5#000000 text · best 16.64:1#ADF5C5

Generated Palette

#B9F5AD#B9F5AD

#E9ADF5#E9ADF5

#DDF5AD#DDF5AD

#ADF5C5#ADF5C5

White#FFFFFF

#73EB5C#73EB5C

Color Harmonies

#E9ADF5#E9ADF5

#DDF5AD#DDF5AD

#ADF5C5#ADF5C5

#ADB9F5#ADB9F5

#F5ADB9#F5ADB9

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#73EB5C#73EB5C

#B3FFA3#B3FFA3

#C0EBB7#C0EBB7

White#FFFFFF

#D5FFCC#D5FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

#B9F5AD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B9F5AD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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