What color is #B6EAD7?

#B6EAD7 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Fresh Breeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6EAD7?

The RGB value is 182, 234, 215: 182 red, 234 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6EAD7?

The complementary color is #EAB6C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6EAD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6EAD7 color

#B6EAD7 rgb(182, 234, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6EAD7 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 91.8% green and 84.3% blue (182, 234, 215).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 55% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Breeze (#BEEDDC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#B6EAD7 color codes

HEX	`#B6EAD7`
RGB	`rgb(182, 234, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 91.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 55%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 22%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.78, -20.4, 3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.78, 20.75, 169.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.976, 73.695, 75.289)`
Decimal	`11987671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6EAD7, 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 #B6EAD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6EAD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #B6EAD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6ead7; }
.text { color: #b6ead7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6ead7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 234 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6ead7, #b6e3ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #B6EAD7?: #B6EAD7 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Fresh Breeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6EAD7?: The RGB value is 182, 234, 215: 182 red, 234 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6EAD7?: The complementary color is #EAB6C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6EAD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.