What color is #B6BF9A?

#B6BF9A is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6BF9A?

The RGB value is 182, 191, 154: 182 red, 191 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BF9A?

The complementary color is #A39ABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BF9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BF9A color

#B6BF9A rgb(182, 191, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6BF9A is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 74.9% green and 60.4% blue (182, 191, 154).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#B6BF9A color codes

HEX	`#B6BF9A`
RGB	`rgb(182, 191, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 74.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.79, -9.56, 17.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.79, 20.08, 118.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.754, 49.54, 37.823)`
Decimal	`11976602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BF9A, 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 #B6BF9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BF9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #B6BF9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6bf9a; }
.text { color: #b6bf9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6bf9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 191 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6bf9a, #a4bf9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B6BF9A?: #B6BF9A is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6BF9A?: The RGB value is 182, 191, 154: 182 red, 191 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BF9A?: The complementary color is #A39ABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BF9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.