What color is #B6CFB9?

#B6CFB9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6CFB9?

The RGB value is 182, 207, 185: 182 red, 207 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6CFB9?

The complementary color is #CFB6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6CFB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6CFB9 color

#B6CFB9 rgb(182, 207, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6CFB9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 81.2% green and 72.5% blue (182, 207, 185).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#B6CFB9 color codes

HEX	`#B6CFB9`
RGB	`rgb(182, 207, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 81.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 11%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.78, -12.56, 8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.78, 14.95, 147.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.359, 58.073, 54.446)`
Decimal	`11980729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6CFB9, 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 #B6CFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6CFB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #B6CFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6cfb9; }
.text { color: #b6cfb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6cfb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 207 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6cfb9, #b6cfc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B6CFB9?: #B6CFB9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6CFB9?: The RGB value is 182, 207, 185: 182 red, 207 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6CFB9?: The complementary color is #CFB6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6CFB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.