What color is #B6D5B1?

#B6D5B1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6D5B1?

The RGB value is 182, 213, 177: 182 red, 213 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6D5B1?

The complementary color is #D0B1D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6D5B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6D5B1 color

#B6D5B1 rgb(182, 213, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6D5B1 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 83.5% green and 69.4% blue (182, 213, 177).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 30% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#B6D5B1 color codes

HEX	`#B6D5B1`
RGB	`rgb(182, 213, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 83.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 30%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 17%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.22, -17.01, 14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.22, 22.3, 139.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.02, 60.707, 50.616)`
Decimal	`11982257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6D5B1, 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 #B6D5B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6D5B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	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 #B6D5B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6d5b1; }
.text { color: #b6d5b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6d5b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 213 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6d5b1, #b1d5be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B6D5B1?: #B6D5B1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6D5B1?: The RGB value is 182, 213, 177: 182 red, 213 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6D5B1?: The complementary color is #D0B1D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6D5B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.