What color is #B6DED2?

#B6DED2 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 #B6DED2?

The RGB value is 182, 222, 210: 182 red, 222 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6DED2?

The complementary color is #DEB6C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6DED2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6DED2 color

#B6DED2 rgb(182, 222, 210)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6DED2 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 87.1% green and 82.4% blue (182, 222, 210).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 38% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#B6DED2 color codes

HEX	`#B6DED2`
RGB	`rgb(182, 222, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 87.1%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 38%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.42, -15.42, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.42, 15.49, 174.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.042, 66.839, 70.856)`
Decimal	`11984594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6DED2, 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 #B6DED2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6DED2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #B6DED2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6ded2; }
.text { color: #b6ded2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6ded2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 222 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6ded2, #b6d6de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B6DED2?: #B6DED2 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 #B6DED2?: The RGB value is 182, 222, 210: 182 red, 222 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6DED2?: The complementary color is #DEB6C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6DED2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.