What color is #B6FD86?

#B6FD86 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Celery Mousse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6FD86?

The RGB value is 182, 253, 134: 182 red, 253 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6FD86?

The complementary color is #CD86FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6FD86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6FD86 color

#B6FD86 rgb(182, 253, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6FD86 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 99.2% green and 52.5% blue (182, 253, 134).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 97% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Celery Mousse (#C1FD95), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#B6FD86 color codes

HEX	`#B6FD86`
RGB	`rgb(182, 253, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 99.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 97%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 47%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 47%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.54, -41.99, 49.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.54, 65.13, 130.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.719, 81.915, 35.267)`
Decimal	`11992454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6FD86, 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 #B6FD86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6FD86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	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 #B6FD86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6fd86; }
.text { color: #b6fd86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6fd86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 253 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6fd86, #86fd91); }

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Questions

What color is #B6FD86?: #B6FD86 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Celery Mousse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6FD86?: The RGB value is 182, 253, 134: 182 red, 253 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6FD86?: The complementary color is #CD86FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6FD86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.