What color is #B6E2C4?

#B6E2C4 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 #B6E2C4?

The RGB value is 182, 226, 196: 182 red, 226 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6E2C4?

The complementary color is #E2B6D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6E2C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6E2C4 color

#B6E2C4 rgb(182, 226, 196)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6E2C4 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 88.6% green and 76.9% blue (182, 226, 196).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 43% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#B6E2C4 color codes

HEX	`#B6E2C4`
RGB	`rgb(182, 226, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 88.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 43%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 19%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 13%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.17, -20.09, 10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.17, 22.44, 153.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.449, 68.322, 62.427)`
Decimal	`11985604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6E2C4, 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 #B6E2C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6E2C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	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 #B6E2C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6e2c4; }
.text { color: #b6e2c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6e2c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 226 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6e2c4, #b6e2da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B6E2C4?: #B6E2C4 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 #B6E2C4?: The RGB value is 182, 226, 196: 182 red, 226 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6E2C4?: The complementary color is #E2B6D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6E2C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.