What color is #B6DDBC?

#B6DDBC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6DDBC?

The RGB value is 182, 221, 188: 182 red, 221 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6DDBC?

The complementary color is #DDB6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6DDBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6DDBC color

#B6DDBC rgb(182, 221, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6DDBC is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 86.7% green and 73.7% blue (182, 221, 188).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 36% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#B6DDBC color codes

HEX	`#B6DDBC`
RGB	`rgb(182, 221, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 86.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 36%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 15%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.63, -19.07, 12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.63, 22.54, 147.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.223, 65.288, 57.312)`
Decimal	`11984316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6DDBC, 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 #B6DDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6DDBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #B6DDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6ddbc; }
.text { color: #b6ddbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6ddbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 221 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6ddbc, #b6ddd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B6DDBC?: #B6DDBC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6DDBC?: The RGB value is 182, 221, 188: 182 red, 221 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6DDBC?: The complementary color is #DDB6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6DDBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.