HEX atlas value

#CBDBB3

#CBDBB3 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 219, 179, HSL 84, 36%, 78%, has luminance 0.6661, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#CBDBB3 Sample readable text

HEX #CBDBB3

RGB rgb(203, 219, 179)

HSL hsl(84 36% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 18, 14)

Luminance 0.6661

Contrast Black 14.32:1White 1.47:1

CSS

--color-cbdbb3: #CBDBB3;
.background-cbdbb3 { background-color: #CBDBB3; }
.text-cbdbb3 { color: #CBDBB3; }

Luminance0.6661

Black text14.32:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA 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":"#CBDBB3","rgb":[203,219,179],"hsl":[84,36,78],"cmyk":[7,0,18,14],"luminance":0.6661,"contrast":{"black":14.32,"white":1.47}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.47,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6F8F1","hex":"#F6F8F1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.62,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CDE7A6","hex":"#CDE7A6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.58,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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":"#DBD7B3","hex":"#DBD7B3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.38,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/cbdbb3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C3B3DB","analogous":["#DBD7B3","#B7DBB3"],"triadic":["#B3CBDB","#DBB3CB"],"tetradic":["#B3DBD7","#C3B3DB","#DBB3B7"],"splitComplementary":["#B3B7DB","#D7B3DB"],"monochromatic":["#F6F8F1","#CBDBB3","#A0BE74"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6F8F1","dark":"#A0BE74","saturated":"#CDE7A6","desaturated":"#C8CFBF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E2FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":18.2208671582886},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":21.97726097583591},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":23.2163735324878},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":24.041630560342615},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":31.827660925679098}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CBDBB3

#CBDBB3 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #CBDBB3 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 203, 219, and 179, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 84deg with 36% saturation and 78% 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 0.6661, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.32:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CBDBB3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.32:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6F8F1#000000 text · best 19.62:1#F6F8F1

#CDE7A6#000000 text · best 15.58:1#CDE7A6

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

#DBD7B3#000000 text · best 14.38:1#DBD7B3

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

Generated Palette

#CBDBB3#CBDBB3

#C3B3DB#C3B3DB

#DBD7B3#DBD7B3

#B7DBB3#B7DBB3

#F6F8F1#F6F8F1

#A0BE74#A0BE74

Color Harmonies

#C3B3DB#C3B3DB

#DBD7B3#DBD7B3

#B7DBB3#B7DBB3

#B3CBDB#B3CBDB

#DBB3CB#DBB3CB

Variants

#F6F8F1#F6F8F1

#A0BE74#A0BE74

#CDE7A6#CDE7A6

#C8CFBF#C8CFBF

White#FFFFFF

#E2FFB8#E2FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Oat#D8CAB8

Limestone#D8D2C4

Mica#D8C7B0

Celadon#ACE1AF

#CBDBB3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CBDBB3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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