What color is #B6D6CF?

#B6D6CF 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 #B6D6CF?

The RGB value is 182, 214, 207: 182 red, 214 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6D6CF?

The complementary color is #D6B6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6D6CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6D6CF color

#B6D6CF rgb(182, 214, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6D6CF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 83.9% green and 81.2% blue (182, 214, 207).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 28% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% 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 13.51:1).

#B6D6CF color codes

HEX	`#B6D6CF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 214, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 83.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 28%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.2, -11.95, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.2, 11.95, 180.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.598, 62.542, 68.215)`
Decimal	`11982543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6D6CF, 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 #B6D6CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6D6CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	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 #B6D6CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6d6cf; }
.text { color: #b6d6cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6d6cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 214 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6d6cf, #b6cdd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B6D6CF?: #B6D6CF 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 #B6D6CF?: The RGB value is 182, 214, 207: 182 red, 214 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6D6CF?: The complementary color is #D6B6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6D6CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.