What color is #B6D9A0?

#B6D9A0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6D9A0?

The RGB value is 182, 217, 160: 182 red, 217 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6D9A0?

The complementary color is #C3A0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6D9A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6D9A0 color

#B6D9A0 rgb(182, 217, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6D9A0 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 85.1% green and 62.7% blue (182, 217, 160).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 43% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#B6D9A0 color codes

HEX	`#B6D9A0`
RGB	`rgb(182, 217, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 85.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 43%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 26%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.97, -21.77, 24.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.97, 32.69, 131.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.448, 62.108, 42.581)`
Decimal	`11983264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6D9A0, 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 #B6D9A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6D9A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #B6D9A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6d9a0; }
.text { color: #b6d9a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6d9a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 217 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6d9a0, #a0d9a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B6D9A0?: #B6D9A0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6D9A0?: The RGB value is 182, 217, 160: 182 red, 217 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6D9A0?: The complementary color is #C3A0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6D9A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.