What color is #B6BD9B?

#B6BD9B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6BD9B?

The RGB value is 182, 189, 155: 182 red, 189 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BD9B?

The complementary color is #A29BBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BD9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BD9B color

#B6BD9B rgb(182, 189, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6BD9B is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 74.1% green and 60.8% blue (182, 189, 155).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 26% 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 10.74:1).

#B6BD9B color codes

HEX	`#B6BD9B`
RGB	`rgb(182, 189, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 74.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.27, -8.36, 16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.27, 18.41, 117.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.405, 48.707, 38.119)`
Decimal	`11976091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BD9B, 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 #B6BD9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BD9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #B6BD9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6bd9b; }
.text { color: #b6bd9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6bd9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 189 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6bd9b, #a5bd9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B6BD9B?: #B6BD9B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6BD9B?: The RGB value is 182, 189, 155: 182 red, 189 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BD9B?: The complementary color is #A29BBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BD9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.