What color is #B6D3CE?

#B6D3CE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6D3CE?

The RGB value is 182, 211, 206: 182 red, 211 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6D3CE?

The complementary color is #D3B6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6D3CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6D3CE color

#B6D3CE rgb(182, 211, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6D3CE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 82.7% green and 80.8% blue (182, 211, 206).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 25% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#B6D3CE color codes

HEX	`#B6D3CE`
RGB	`rgb(182, 211, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 82.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 25%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 14%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.37, -10.61, -0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.37, 10.64, 184.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.723, 60.989, 67.322)`
Decimal	`11981774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6D3CE, 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 #B6D3CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6D3CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #B6D3CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6d3ce; }
.text { color: #b6d3ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6d3ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 211 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6d3ce, #b6c9d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B6D3CE?: #B6D3CE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6D3CE?: The RGB value is 182, 211, 206: 182 red, 211 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6D3CE?: The complementary color is #D3B6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6D3CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.