What color is #B6C399?

#B6C399 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6C399?

The RGB value is 182, 195, 153: 182 red, 195 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6C399?

The complementary color is #A699C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6C399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6C399 color

#B6C399 rgb(182, 195, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6C399 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 76.5% green and 60% blue (182, 195, 153).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 26% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#B6C399 color codes

HEX	`#B6C399`
RGB	`rgb(182, 195, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 76.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 26%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.85, -11.78, 19.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.85, 22.92, 120.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.556, 51.275, 37.681)`
Decimal	`11977625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6C399, 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 #B6C399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6C399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #B6C399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6c399; }
.text { color: #b6c399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 195 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6c399, #a1c399); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B6C399?: #B6C399 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6C399?: The RGB value is 182, 195, 153: 182 red, 195 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6C399?: The complementary color is #A699C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6C399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.