What color is #B2C6BC?

#B2C6BC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2C6BC?

The RGB value is 178, 198, 188: 178 red, 198 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C6BC?

The complementary color is #C6B2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C6BC color

#B2C6BC rgb(178, 198, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2C6BC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 77.6% green and 73.7% blue (178, 198, 188).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 15% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#B2C6BC color codes

HEX	`#B2C6BC`
RGB	`rgb(178, 198, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 77.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 15%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 10%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.16, -8.72, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.16, 9.12, 162.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.629, 53.483, 55.381)`
Decimal	`11716284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C6BC, 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 #B2C6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #B2C6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c6bc; }
.text { color: #b2c6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 198 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c6bc, #b2c6c6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B2C6BC?: #B2C6BC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2C6BC?: The RGB value is 178, 198, 188: 178 red, 198 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C6BC?: The complementary color is #C6B2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.