What color is #B6D6CE?

#B6D6CE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6D6CE?

The RGB value is 182, 214, 206: 182 red, 214 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6D6CE?

The complementary color is #D6B6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6D6CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6D6CE color

#B6D6CE rgb(182, 214, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6D6CE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 83.9% green and 80.8% blue (182, 214, 206).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 28% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#B6D6CE color codes

HEX	`#B6D6CE`
RGB	`rgb(182, 214, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 83.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 28%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.17, -12.15, 0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.17, 12.16, 178.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.476, 62.493, 67.573)`
Decimal	`11982542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6D6CE, 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 #B6D6CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6D6CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	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 #B6D6CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6d6ce; }
.text { color: #b6d6ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6d6ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 214 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6d6ce, #b6ced6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B6D6CE?: #B6D6CE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6D6CE?: The RGB value is 182, 214, 206: 182 red, 214 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6D6CE?: The complementary color is #D6B6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6D6CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.