What color is #B6D4D0?

#B6D4D0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6D4D0?

The RGB value is 182, 212, 208: 182 red, 212 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6D4D0?

The complementary color is #D4B6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6D4D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6D4D0 color

#B6D4D0 rgb(182, 212, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6D4D0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 83.1% green and 81.6% blue (182, 212, 208).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 26% 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.32:1).

#B6D4D0 color codes

HEX	`#B6D4D0`
RGB	`rgb(182, 212, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 83.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 26%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 14%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.69, -10.73, -1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.69, 10.81, 187.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.217, 61.585, 68.693)`
Decimal	`11982032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6D4D0, 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 #B6D4D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6D4D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.32:1	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 #B6D4D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6d4d0; }
.text { color: #b6d4d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6d4d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 212 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6d4d0, #b6c9d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B6D4D0?: #B6D4D0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6D4D0?: The RGB value is 182, 212, 208: 182 red, 212 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6D4D0?: The complementary color is #D4B6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6D4D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.