What color is #B2C6B1?

#B2C6B1 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 #B2C6B1?

The RGB value is 178, 198, 177: 178 red, 198 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C6B1?

The complementary color is #C5B1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C6B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C6B1 color

#B2C6B1 rgb(178, 198, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2C6B1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 77.6% green and 69.4% blue (178, 198, 177).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 16% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#B2C6B1 color codes

HEX	`#B2C6B1`
RGB	`rgb(178, 198, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 77.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 16%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 11%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.89, -10.75, 8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.89, 13.54, 142.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.488, 53.027, 49.372)`
Decimal	`11716273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C6B1, 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 #B2C6B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C6B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #B2C6B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c6b1; }
.text { color: #b2c6b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c6b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 198 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c6b1, #b1c6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2C6B1?: #B2C6B1 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 #B2C6B1?: The RGB value is 178, 198, 177: 178 red, 198 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C6B1?: The complementary color is #C5B1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C6B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.