What color is #B6D36C?

#B6D36C is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Juicy Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6D36C?

The RGB value is 182, 211, 108: 182 red, 211 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6D36C?

The complementary color is #896CD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6D36C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6D36C color

#B6D36C rgb(182, 211, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6D36C is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 82.7% green and 42.4% blue (182, 211, 108).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 54% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Juicy Lime (#B1CF5D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#B6D36C color codes

HEX	`#B6D36C`
RGB	`rgb(182, 211, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 82.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 54%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 49%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 49%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.52, -25.52, 47.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.52, 53.88, 118.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.293, 57.616, 22.919)`
Decimal	`11981676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6D36C, 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 #B6D36C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6D36C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	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 #B6D36C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6d36c; }
.text { color: #b6d36c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6d36c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 211 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6d36c, #83d36c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #B6D36C?: #B6D36C is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Juicy Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6D36C?: The RGB value is 182, 211, 108: 182 red, 211 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6D36C?: The complementary color is #896CD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6D36C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.