What color is #B6D0BF?

#B6D0BF 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 #B6D0BF?

The RGB value is 182, 208, 191: 182 red, 208 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6D0BF?

The complementary color is #D0B6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6D0BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6D0BF color

#B6D0BF rgb(182, 208, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6D0BF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 81.6% green and 74.9% blue (182, 208, 191).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 22% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#B6D0BF color codes

HEX	`#B6D0BF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 208, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 81.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 22%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 8%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.19, -11.97, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.19, 13.17, 155.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.249, 58.818, 57.933)`
Decimal	`11980991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6D0BF, 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 #B6D0BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6D0BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #B6D0BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6d0bf; }
.text { color: #b6d0bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6d0bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 208 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6d0bf, #b6d0cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B6D0BF?: #B6D0BF 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 #B6D0BF?: The RGB value is 182, 208, 191: 182 red, 208 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6D0BF?: The complementary color is #D0B6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6D0BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.