What color is #B6C1BF?

#B6C1BF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6C1BF?

The RGB value is 182, 193, 191: 182 red, 193 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6C1BF?

The complementary color is #C1B6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6C1BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6C1BF color

#B6C1BF rgb(182, 193, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6C1BF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 75.7% green and 74.9% blue (182, 193, 191).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 8% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#B6C1BF color codes

HEX	`#B6C1BF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 193, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 75.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 8%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 6%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.19, -4.16, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.19, 4.17, 184.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.763, 51.846, 56.771)`
Decimal	`11977151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6C1BF, 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 #B6C1BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6C1BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #B6C1BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6c1bf; }
.text { color: #b6c1bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c1bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 193 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6c1bf, #b6bec1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6C1BF?: #B6C1BF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6C1BF?: The RGB value is 182, 193, 191: 182 red, 193 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6C1BF?: The complementary color is #C1B6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6C1BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.