What color is #B6E8E3?

#B6E8E3 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6E8E3?

The RGB value is 182, 232, 227: 182 red, 232 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6E8E3?

The complementary color is #E8B6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6E8E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6E8E3 color

#B6E8E3 rgb(182, 232, 227)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B6E8E3 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 91% green and 89% blue (182, 232, 227).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 52% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.64:1).

#B6E8E3 color codes

HEX	`#B6E8E3`
RGB	`rgb(182, 232, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 91%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 52%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.54, -16.97, -2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.54, 17.2, 189.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.009, 73.202, 83.52)`
Decimal	`11987171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6E8E3, 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 #B6E8E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6E8E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.64:1	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 #B6E8E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6e8e3; }
.text { color: #b6e8e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6e8e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 232 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6e8e3, #b6d4e8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B6E8E3?: #B6E8E3 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6E8E3?: The RGB value is 182, 232, 227: 182 red, 232 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6E8E3?: The complementary color is #E8B6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6E8E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.