What color is #B6C268?

#B6C268 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6C268?

The RGB value is 182, 194, 104: 182 red, 194 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6C268?

The complementary color is #7468C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6C268?

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.

#B6C268 color

#B6C268 rgb(182, 194, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6C268 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 76.1% green and 40.8% blue (182, 194, 104).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 42% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Zoodles (#B8BF71), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B6C268 color codes

HEX	`#B6C268`
RGB	`rgb(182, 194, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 76.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 42%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 46%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 46%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.78, -17.56, 43.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.78, 47.03, 111.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.082, 49.529, 20.49)`
Decimal	`11977320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6C268, 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 #B6C268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6C268 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 #B6C268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6c268; }
.text { color: #b6c268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 194 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6c268, #89c268); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B6C268?: #B6C268 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6C268?: The RGB value is 182, 194, 104: 182 red, 194 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6C268?: The complementary color is #7468C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6C268?: 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.