What color is #B6DFAF?

#B6DFAF 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 #B6DFAF?

The RGB value is 182, 223, 175: 182 red, 223 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6DFAF?

The complementary color is #D8AFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6DFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6DFAF color

#B6DFAF rgb(182, 223, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6DFAF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 87.5% green and 68.6% blue (182, 223, 175).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 43% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.16:1).

#B6DFAF color codes

HEX	`#B6DFAF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 223, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 87.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 43%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 22%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.9, -22.31, 19.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.9, 29.44, 139.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.415, 65.814, 50.438)`
Decimal	`11984815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6DFAF, 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 #B6DFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6DFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	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 #B6DFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6dfaf; }
.text { color: #b6dfaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6dfaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 223 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6dfaf, #afdfc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6DFAF?: #B6DFAF 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 #B6DFAF?: The RGB value is 182, 223, 175: 182 red, 223 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6DFAF?: The complementary color is #D8AFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6DFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.