What color is #B6DFDA?

#B6DFDA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6DFDA?

The RGB value is 182, 223, 218: 182 red, 223 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6DFDA?

The complementary color is #DFB6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6DFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6DFDA color

#B6DFDA rgb(182, 223, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B6DFDA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 87.5% green and 85.5% blue (182, 223, 218).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 39% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#B6DFDA color codes

HEX	`#B6DFDA`
RGB	`rgb(182, 223, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 87.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 39%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.9, -14.31, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.9, 14.44, 187.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.33, 67.781, 76.326)`
Decimal	`11984858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6DFDA, 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 #B6DFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6DFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	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 #B6DFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6dfda; }
.text { color: #b6dfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6dfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 223 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6dfda, #b6cfdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B6DFDA?: #B6DFDA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6DFDA?: The RGB value is 182, 223, 218: 182 red, 223 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6DFDA?: The complementary color is #DFB6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6DFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.