What color is #B6C75E?

#B6C75E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6C75E?

The RGB value is 182, 199, 94: 182 red, 199 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6C75E?

The complementary color is #6F5EC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6C75E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6C75E color

#B6C75E rgb(182, 199, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6C75E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 78% green and 36.9% blue (182, 199, 94).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 48% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Celery (#B4C04C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#B6C75E color codes

HEX	`#B6C75E`
RGB	`rgb(182, 199, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 78%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 48%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 53%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 53%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.04, -21, 49.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.04, 54.18, 112.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.736, 51.6, 18.349)`
Decimal	`11978590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6C75E, 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 #B6C75E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6C75E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #B6C75E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6c75e; }
.text { color: #b6c75e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c75e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 199 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6c75e, #82c75e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #B6C75E?: #B6C75E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6C75E?: The RGB value is 182, 199, 94: 182 red, 199 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6C75E?: The complementary color is #6F5EC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6C75E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.