What color is #B6E3E0?

#B6E3E0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6E3E0?

The RGB value is 182, 227, 224: 182 red, 227 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6E3E0?

The complementary color is #E3B6B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6E3E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6E3E0 color

#B6E3E0 rgb(182, 227, 224)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B6E3E0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 89% green and 87.8% blue (182, 227, 224).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 45% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#B6E3E0 color codes

HEX	`#B6E3E0`
RGB	`rgb(182, 227, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 89%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 45%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 20%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.13, -15.09, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.13, 15.45, 192.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.211, 70.263, 80.896)`
Decimal	`11985888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6E3E0, 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 #B6E3E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6E3E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #B6E3E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6e3e0; }
.text { color: #b6e3e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6e3e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 227 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6e3e0, #b6d0e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6E3E0?: #B6E3E0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6E3E0?: The RGB value is 182, 227, 224: 182 red, 227 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6E3E0?: The complementary color is #E3B6B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6E3E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.