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#B6C936 Color

#B6C936 is rgb(182, 201, 54) in RGB, hsl(68, 58%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 73%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B6C936
HEX#B6C936
RGBrgb(182, 201, 54)
HSLhsl(68, 58%, 50%)
HSVhsv(68, 73%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 73%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.165 116.8)
LABlab(77.58% -20.13 65.94)
LCHlch(77.58% 68.95 106.97)

What #B6C936 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B6C936, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 5.66June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 9.35Limerick#9DC209ΔE 10.51Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 11.08Citron#9FA91FΔE 12.35Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 13

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#B6C936 Channel Values

How #B6C936 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 182 · G 201 · B 548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 58% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 73% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 73% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B6C936 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B6C936 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B6C936

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B6C936; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B6C936
Complementary
#4936C9
Analogous
#C99336
Analogous
#6CC936
Triadic
#36B6C9
Triadic
#C936B6
Split comp.
#366CC9
Split comp.
#9336C9

Tints & Shades of #B6C936

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0D152
#CAD86E
#D5E08A
#DDE6A2
#E8EEBF
#F2F5DB

Shades

#9CAD2E
#869528
#6D7920
#57611A
#3E4412
#282C0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B6C936.

How #B6C936 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B6C936
Protanopia#C6C636
Protanomaly#C0C736
Deuteranopia#C3C338
Deuteranomaly#BEC537
Tritanopia#C2BEBE
Tritanomaly#BDC39A
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B6C936 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b6c936: #B6C936;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B6C936;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b6c936': '#B6C936' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.788, blue: 0.212)
Android XML<color name="color_b6c936">#B6C936</color>
SVG fillfill="#B6C936"

More Green Colors

#B6C936 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B6C936 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B6C936?

#B6C936 is a mid-tone green — rgb(182, 201, 54) in RGB and hsl(68, 58%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #B6C936?

#B6C936 is rgb(182, 201, 54) — red 182, green 201, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B6C936?

#B6C936 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 73%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B6C936 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B6C936 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B6C936 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B6C936 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13, which is visibly different.

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