What color is #B6C3AA?

#B6C3AA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6C3AA?

The RGB value is 182, 195, 170: 182 red, 195 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6C3AA?

The complementary color is #B7AAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6C3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6C3AA color

#B6C3AA rgb(182, 195, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6C3AA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 76.5% green and 66.7% blue (182, 195, 170).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#B6C3AA color codes

HEX	`#B6C3AA`
RGB	`rgb(182, 195, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 76.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.21, -9.02, 11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.21, 14.27, 129.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.061, 51.877, 45.609)`
Decimal	`11977642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6C3AA, 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 #B6C3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6C3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	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 #B6C3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6c3aa; }
.text { color: #b6c3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 195 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6c3aa, #aac3aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B6C3AA?: #B6C3AA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6C3AA?: The RGB value is 182, 195, 170: 182 red, 195 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6C3AA?: The complementary color is #B7AAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6C3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.