What color is #B6BB98?

#B6BB98 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6BB98?

The RGB value is 182, 187, 152: 182 red, 187 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BB98?

The complementary color is #9D98BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BB98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BB98 color

#B6BB98 rgb(182, 187, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6BB98 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 73.3% green and 59.6% blue (182, 187, 152).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#B6BB98 color codes

HEX	`#B6BB98`
RGB	`rgb(182, 187, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 73.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.67, -7.79, 17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.67, 18.86, 114.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.729, 47.753, 36.666)`
Decimal	`11975576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BB98, 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 #B6BB98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BB98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #B6BB98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6bb98; }
.text { color: #b6bb98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6bb98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 187 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6bb98, #a5bb98); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6BB98?: #B6BB98 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6BB98?: The RGB value is 182, 187, 152: 182 red, 187 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BB98?: The complementary color is #9D98BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BB98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.