What color is #B6C18C?

#B6C18C is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6C18C?

The RGB value is 182, 193, 140: 182 red, 193 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6C18C?

The complementary color is #978CC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6C18C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6C18C color

#B6C18C rgb(182, 193, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6C18C is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 75.7% green and 54.9% blue (182, 193, 140).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#B6C18C color codes

HEX	`#B6C18C`
RGB	`rgb(182, 193, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 75.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 27%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 27%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.06, -12.68, 25.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.06, 28.47, 116.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.095, 49.979, 32.182)`
Decimal	`11977100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6C18C, 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 #B6C18C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6C18C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #B6C18C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6c18c; }
.text { color: #b6c18c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c18c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 193 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6c18c, #9cc18c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B6C18C?: #B6C18C is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6C18C?: The RGB value is 182, 193, 140: 182 red, 193 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6C18C?: The complementary color is #978CC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6C18C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.