What color is #B6CB8A?

#B6CB8A is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6CB8A?

The RGB value is 182, 203, 138: 182 red, 203 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6CB8A?

The complementary color is #9F8ACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6CB8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6CB8A color

#B6CB8A rgb(182, 203, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6CB8A is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 79.6% green and 54.1% blue (182, 203, 138).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 38% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#B6CB8A color codes

HEX	`#B6CB8A`
RGB	`rgb(182, 203, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 79.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 38%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 32%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 32%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.75, -18.02, 30.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.75, 35.12, 120.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.234, 54.492, 32.175)`
Decimal	`11979658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6CB8A, 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 #B6CB8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6CB8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #B6CB8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6cb8a; }
.text { color: #b6cb8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6cb8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 203 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6cb8a, #96cb8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B6CB8A?: #B6CB8A is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6CB8A?: The RGB value is 182, 203, 138: 182 red, 203 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6CB8A?: The complementary color is #9F8ACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6CB8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.