What color is #B6C696?

#B6C696 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 #B6C696?

The RGB value is 182, 198, 150: 182 red, 198 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6C696?

The complementary color is #A696C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6C696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6C696 color

#B6C696 rgb(182, 198, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6C696 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 77.6% green and 58.8% blue (182, 198, 150).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#B6C696 color codes

HEX	`#B6C696`
RGB	`rgb(182, 198, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 77.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 24%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.6, -13.78, 22.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.6, 26.21, 121.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.99, 52.535, 36.618)`
Decimal	`11978390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6C696, 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 #B6C696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6C696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #B6C696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6c696; }
.text { color: #b6c696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 198 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6c696, #9ec696); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B6C696?: #B6C696 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 #B6C696?: The RGB value is 182, 198, 150: 182 red, 198 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6C696?: The complementary color is #A696C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6C696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.