What color is #B6EEEC?

#B6EEEC is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6EEEC?

The RGB value is 182, 238, 236: 182 red, 238 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6EEEC?

The complementary color is #EEB6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6EEEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6EEEC color

#B6EEEC rgb(182, 238, 236)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B6EEEC is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 93.3% green and 92.5% blue (182, 238, 236).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 62% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#B6EEEC color codes

HEX	`#B6EEEC`
RGB	`rgb(182, 238, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 93.3%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 62%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 24%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.39, -18.06, -4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.39, 18.69, 194.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.002, 77.148, 90.807)`
Decimal	`11988716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6EEEC, 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 #B6EEEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6EEEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	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 #B6EEEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6eeec; }
.text { color: #b6eeec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6eeec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 238 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6eeec, #b6d4ee); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6EEEC?: #B6EEEC is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6EEEC?: The RGB value is 182, 238, 236: 182 red, 238 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6EEEC?: The complementary color is #EEB6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6EEEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.