What color is #B6CFCC?

#B6CFCC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6CFCC?

The RGB value is 182, 207, 204: 182 red, 207 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6CFCC?

The complementary color is #CFB6B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6CFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6CFCC color

#B6CFCC rgb(182, 207, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6CFCC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 81.2% green and 80% blue (182, 207, 204).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#B6CFCC color codes

HEX	`#B6CFCC`
RGB	`rgb(182, 207, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 81.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.25, -8.95, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.25, 9.05, 188.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.501, 58.929, 65.723)`
Decimal	`11980748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6CFCC, 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 #B6CFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6CFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #B6CFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6cfcc; }
.text { color: #b6cfcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6cfcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 207 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6cfcc, #b6c6cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B6CFCC?: #B6CFCC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6CFCC?: The RGB value is 182, 207, 204: 182 red, 207 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6CFCC?: The complementary color is #CFB6B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6CFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.