HEX atlas value

#BBF39B

#BBF39B is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 243, 155, HSL 98, 79%, 78%, has luminance 0.7703, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#BBF39B Sample readable text

HEX #BBF39B

RGB rgb(187, 243, 155)

HSL hsl(98 79% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(23, 0, 36, 5)

Luminance 0.7703

Contrast Black 16.41:1White 1.28:1

CSS

--color-bbf39b: #BBF39B;
.background-bbf39b { background-color: #BBF39B; }
.text-bbf39b { color: #BBF39B; }

Luminance0.7703

Black text16.41:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA 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":"#BBF39B","rgb":[187,243,155],"hsl":[98,79,78],"cmyk":[23,0,36,5],"luminance":0.7703,"contrast":{"black":16.41,"white":1.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.41,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3FDED","hex":"#F3FDED","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.08,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B8FF8F","hex":"#B8FF8F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.74,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E7F39B","hex":"#E7F39B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.69,"contrastWhite":1.19,"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":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"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/bbf39b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D39BF3","analogous":["#E7F39B","#9BF3A6"],"triadic":["#9BBBF3","#F39BBB"],"tetradic":["#9BE7F3","#D39BF3","#F3A69B"],"splitComplementary":["#A69BF3","#F39BE7"],"monochromatic":["#F3FDED","#BBF39B","#84EA48"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F3FDED","dark":"#84EA48","saturated":"#B8FF8F","desaturated":"#BEE7A7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#D2FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":30.805843601498726},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":36.02776706930364},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":36.02776706930364},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":37.12142238654117},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":42.473521163190604}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BBF39B

#BBF39B is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #BBF39B is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 187, 243, and 155, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 98deg with 79% saturation and 78% 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 0.7703, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 30.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.41:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BBF39B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.41:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3FDED#000000 text · best 20.08:1#F3FDED

#B8FF8F#000000 text · best 17.74:1#B8FF8F

#E7F39B#000000 text · best 17.69:1#E7F39B

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

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

Generated Palette

#BBF39B#BBF39B

#D39BF3#D39BF3

#E7F39B#E7F39B

#9BF3A6#9BF3A6

#F3FDED#F3FDED

#84EA48#84EA48

Color Harmonies

#D39BF3#D39BF3

#E7F39B#E7F39B

#9BF3A6#9BF3A6

#9BBBF3#9BBBF3

#F39BBB#F39BBB

Variants

#F3FDED#F3FDED

#84EA48#84EA48

#B8FF8F#B8FF8F

#BEE7A7#BEE7A7

White#FFFFFF

#D2FFB8#D2FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

#BBF39B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BBF39B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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