What color is #B6DFD6?

#B6DFD6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6DFD6?

The RGB value is 182, 223, 214: 182 red, 223 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6DFD6?

The complementary color is #DFB6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6DFD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6DFD6 color

#B6DFD6 rgb(182, 223, 214)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B6DFD6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 87.5% green and 83.9% blue (182, 223, 214).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 39% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#B6DFD6 color codes

HEX	`#B6DFD6`
RGB	`rgb(182, 223, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 87.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 39%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.79, -15.12, -0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.79, 15.12, 180.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.813, 67.574, 73.602)`
Decimal	`11984854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6DFD6, 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 #B6DFD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6DFD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	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 #B6DFD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6dfd6; }
.text { color: #b6dfd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6dfd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 223 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6dfd6, #b6d4df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B6DFD6?: #B6DFD6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6DFD6?: The RGB value is 182, 223, 214: 182 red, 223 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6DFD6?: The complementary color is #DFB6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6DFD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.