What color is #B6C8BC?

#B6C8BC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6C8BC?

The RGB value is 182, 200, 188: 182 red, 200 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6C8BC?

The complementary color is #C8B6C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6C8BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6C8BC color

#B6C8BC rgb(182, 200, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6C8BC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 78.4% green and 73.7% blue (182, 200, 188).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 14% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#B6C8BC color codes

HEX	`#B6C8BC`
RGB	`rgb(182, 200, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 78.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 14%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 9%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.97, -8.4, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.97, 9.26, 155.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.021, 54.884, 55.578)`
Decimal	`11978940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6C8BC, 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 #B6C8BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6C8BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #B6C8BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6c8bc; }
.text { color: #b6c8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c8bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 200 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6c8bc, #b6c8c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6C8BC?: #B6C8BC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6C8BC?: The RGB value is 182, 200, 188: 182 red, 200 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6C8BC?: The complementary color is #C8B6C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6C8BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.