HEX atlas value

#BBE7CE

#BBE7CE is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 231, 206, HSL 146, 48%, 82%, has luminance 0.7217, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#BBE7CE Sample readable text

HEX #BBE7CE

RGB rgb(187, 231, 206)

HSL hsl(146 48% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 11, 9)

Luminance 0.7217

Contrast Black 15.43:1White 1.36:1

CSS

--color-bbe7ce: #BBE7CE;
.background-bbe7ce { background-color: #BBE7CE; }
.text-bbe7ce { color: #BBE7CE; }

Luminance0.7217

Black text15.43:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA 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":"#BBE7CE","rgb":[187,231,206],"hsl":[146,48,82],"cmyk":[19,0,11,9],"luminance":0.7217,"contrast":{"black":15.43,"white":1.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.36,"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":"#B1F1CD","hex":"#B1F1CD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.33,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BBE7E4","hex":"#BBE7E4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.66,"contrastWhite":1.34,"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 Green 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/bbe7ce.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-aqua.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E7BBD4","analogous":["#BEE7BB","#BBE7E4"],"triadic":["#CEBBE7","#E7CEBB"],"tetradic":["#BBBEE7","#E7BBD4","#E7E4BB"],"splitComplementary":["#E4BBE7","#E7BBBE"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#BBE7CE","#77CF9D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#77CF9D","saturated":"#B1F1CD","desaturated":"#C5DDD0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFE2"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":15.524174696260024},{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":18.275666882497067},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":26.94438717061496},{"slug":"powder-blue","name":"Powder Blue","hex":"#B0E0E6","distance":27.313000567495326},{"slug":"powder-sky","name":"Powder Sky","hex":"#B7D9E8","distance":29.79932885150268}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BBE7CE

#BBE7CE is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #BBE7CE is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 187, 231, and 206, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 146deg with 48% 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 0.7217, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.43:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BBE7CE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.43:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

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

#B1F1CD#000000 text · best 16.33:1#B1F1CD

#BBE7E4#000000 text · best 15.66:1#BBE7E4

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

Generated Palette

#BBE7CE#BBE7CE

#E7BBD4#E7BBD4

#BEE7BB#BEE7BB

#BBE7E4#BBE7E4

White#FFFFFF

#77CF9D#77CF9D

Color Harmonies

#E7BBD4#E7BBD4

#BEE7BB#BEE7BB

#BBE7E4#BBE7E4

#CEBBE7#CEBBE7

#E7CEBB#E7CEBB

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#77CF9D#77CF9D

#B1F1CD#B1F1CD

#C5DDD0#C5DDD0

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFE2#CCFFE2

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Powder Blue#B0E0E6

Powder Sky#B7D9E8

#BBE7CE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BBE7CE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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