What color is #B6C3A8?

#B6C3A8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6C3A8?

The RGB value is 182, 195, 168: 182 red, 195 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6C3A8?

The complementary color is #B5A8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6C3A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6C3A8 color

#B6C3A8 rgb(182, 195, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6C3A8 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 76.5% green and 65.9% blue (182, 195, 168).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#B6C3A8 color codes

HEX	`#B6C3A8`
RGB	`rgb(182, 195, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 76.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 14%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.16, -9.36, 12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.16, 15.27, 127.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.873, 51.802, 44.62)`
Decimal	`11977640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6C3A8, 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 #B6C3A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6C3A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #B6C3A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6c3a8; }
.text { color: #b6c3a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c3a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 195 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6c3a8, #a9c3a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B6C3A8?: #B6C3A8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6C3A8?: The RGB value is 182, 195, 168: 182 red, 195 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6C3A8?: The complementary color is #B5A8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6C3A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.