What color is #B6DBCC?

#B6DBCC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6DBCC?

The RGB value is 182, 219, 204: 182 red, 219 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6DBCC?

The complementary color is #DBB6C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6DBCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6DBCC color

#B6DBCC rgb(182, 219, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6DBCC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 85.9% green and 80% blue (182, 219, 204).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 34% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#B6DBCC color codes

HEX	`#B6DBCC`
RGB	`rgb(182, 219, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 85.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 34%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 17%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 7%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.47, -15.08, 3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.47, 15.45, 167.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.519, 64.966, 66.73)`
Decimal	`11983820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6DBCC, 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 #B6DBCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6DBCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	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 #B6DBCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6dbcc; }
.text { color: #b6dbcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6dbcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 219 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6dbcc, #b6d7db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B6DBCC?: #B6DBCC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6DBCC?: The RGB value is 182, 219, 204: 182 red, 219 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6DBCC?: The complementary color is #DBB6C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6DBCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.