HEX atlas value

#BAC5B5

#BAC5B5 is a cool green HEX color close to Pumice. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 186, 197, 181, HSL 101, 12%, 74%, has luminance 0.5371, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#BAC5B5 Sample readable text

HEX #BAC5B5

RGB rgb(186, 197, 181)

HSL hsl(101 12% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 8, 23)

Luminance 0.5371

Contrast Black 11.74:1White 1.79:1

CSS

--color-bac5b5: #BAC5B5;
.background-bac5b5 { background-color: #BAC5B5; }
.text-bac5b5 { color: #BAC5B5; }

Luminance0.5371

Black text11.74:1AA Pass

White text1.79:1AA 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":"#BAC5B5","rgb":[186,197,181],"hsl":[101,12,74],"cmyk":[6,0,8,23],"luminance":0.5371,"contrast":{"black":11.74,"white":1.79}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EAEDE8","hex":"#EAEDE8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.78,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B4D3A6","hex":"#B4D3A6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.81,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C2C5B5","hex":"#C2C5B5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.95,"contrastWhite":1.76,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B5C5B8","hex":"#B5C5B8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.64,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.54,"contrastWhite":1.82,"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/bac5b5.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":"#C0B5C5","analogous":["#C2C5B5","#B5C5B8"],"triadic":["#B5BAC5","#C5B5BA"],"tetradic":["#B5C2C5","#C0B5C5","#C5B8B5"],"splitComplementary":["#B8B5C5","#C5B5C2"],"monochromatic":["#EAEDE8","#BAC5B5","#8A9C81"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EAEDE8","dark":"#8A9C81","saturated":"#B4D3A6","desaturated":"#BDBDBD","pastel":"#FCFCFC","neon":"#C0FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":5.0990195135927845},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":10.63014581273465},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":13.490737563232042},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":19.4164878389476},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":27.03701166919155}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BAC5B5

#BAC5B5 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #BAC5B5 is visually closest to Pumice, a named green color with HEX #BAC0B4.

The RGB channels are 186, 197, and 181, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 101deg with 12% 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 0.5371, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.74:1AA Pass

White text1.79:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BAC5B5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.74:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.79:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EAEDE8#000000 text · best 17.78:1#EAEDE8

#B4D3A6#000000 text · best 12.81:1#B4D3A6

#C2C5B5#000000 text · best 11.95:1#C2C5B5

#B5C5B8#000000 text · best 11.64:1#B5C5B8

Silver#000000 text · best 11.54:1#C0C0C0

Generated Palette

#BAC5B5#BAC5B5

#C0B5C5#C0B5C5

#C2C5B5#C2C5B5

#B5C5B8#B5C5B8

#EAEDE8#EAEDE8

#8A9C81#8A9C81

Color Harmonies

#C0B5C5#C0B5C5

#C2C5B5#C2C5B5

#B5C5B8#B5C5B8

#B5BAC5#B5BAC5

#C5B5BA#C5B5BA

Variants

#EAEDE8#EAEDE8

#8A9C81#8A9C81

#B4D3A6#B4D3A6

#BDBDBD#BDBDBD

#FCFCFC#FCFCFC

#C0FFA3#C0FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Pumice#BAC0B4

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Silver#C0C0C0

Opal#A8C3BC

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

#BAC5B5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BAC5B5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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