What color is #B6FACB?

#B6FACB is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Eau de Nil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6FACB?

The RGB value is 182, 250, 203: 182 red, 250 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6FACB?

The complementary color is #FAB6E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6FACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6FACB color

#B6FACB rgb(182, 250, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6FACB is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 98% green and 79.6% blue (182, 250, 203).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 87% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Eau de Nil (#BFFFCF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.53:1).

#B6FACB color codes

HEX	`#B6FACB`
RGB	`rgb(182, 250, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 98%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 87%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 27%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 19%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.85, -30.36, 15.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.85, 34.24, 152.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.253, 82.625, 69.051)`
Decimal	`11991755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6FACB, 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 #B6FACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6FACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.53:1	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 #B6FACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6facb; }
.text { color: #b6facb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6facb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 250 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6facb, #b6faed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #B6FACB?: #B6FACB is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Eau de Nil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6FACB?: The RGB value is 182, 250, 203: 182 red, 250 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6FACB?: The complementary color is #FAB6E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6FACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.