What color is #B6DBAF?

#B6DBAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6DBAF?

The RGB value is 182, 219, 175: 182 red, 219 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6DBAF?

The complementary color is #D4AFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6DBAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6DBAF color

#B6DBAF rgb(182, 219, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6DBAF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 85.9% green and 68.6% blue (182, 219, 175).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#B6DBAF color codes

HEX	`#B6DBAF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 219, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 85.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.81, -20.34, 17.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.81, 26.96, 138.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.359, 63.702, 50.086)`
Decimal	`11983791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6DBAF, 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 #B6DBAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6DBAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	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 #B6DBAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6dbaf; }
.text { color: #b6dbaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6dbaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 219 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6dbaf, #afdbbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B6DBAF?: #B6DBAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6DBAF?: The RGB value is 182, 219, 175: 182 red, 219 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6DBAF?: The complementary color is #D4AFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6DBAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.