What color is #B2C6AE?

#B2C6AE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2C6AE?

The RGB value is 178, 198, 174: 178 red, 198 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C6AE?

The complementary color is #C2AEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C6AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C6AE color

#B2C6AE rgb(178, 198, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2C6AE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 77.6% green and 68.2% blue (178, 198, 174).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#B2C6AE color codes

HEX	`#B2C6AE`
RGB	`rgb(178, 198, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 77.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.82, -11.29, 9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.82, 14.91, 139.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.193, 52.909, 47.815)`
Decimal	`11716270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C6AE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B2C6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C6AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B2C6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c6ae; }
.text { color: #b2c6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 198 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c6ae, #aec6b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2C6AE?: #B2C6AE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2C6AE?: The RGB value is 178, 198, 174: 178 red, 198 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C6AE?: The complementary color is #C2AEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C6AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.