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#B6D3BF Color

#B6D3BF is rgb(182, 211, 191) in RGB, hsl(139, 25%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 9%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B6D3BF
HEX#B6D3BF
RGBrgb(182, 211, 191)
HSLhsl(139, 25%, 77%)
HSVhsv(139, 14%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 9%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.042 155.3)
LABlab(81.98% -12.92 6.53)
LCHlch(81.98% 14.47 153.19)

What #B6D3BF 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 #B6D3BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B6D3BF Channel Values

How #B6D3BF 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 211 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 139° · S 25% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 139° · S 14% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B6D3BF 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 text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B6D3BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B6D3BF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B6D3BF

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B6D3BF.

How #B6D3BF 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#B6D3BF
Protanopia#CECEBF
Protanomaly#C5D0BF
Deuteranopia#CACAC0
Deuteranomaly#C2CEC0
Tritanopia#B9D1D1
Tritanomaly#B8D2CA
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B6D3BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b6d3bf: #B6D3BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B6D3BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b6d3bf': '#B6D3BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.827, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_b6d3bf">#B6D3BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B6D3BF"

More Green Colors

#B6D3BF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B6D3BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B6D3BF?

#B6D3BF is a light green — rgb(182, 211, 191) in RGB and hsl(139, 25%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.61.

What is the RGB value of #B6D3BF?

#B6D3BF is rgb(182, 211, 191) — red 182, green 211, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B6D3BF?

#B6D3BF converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 9%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B6D3BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B6D3BF scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B6D3BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B6D3BF 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 lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 14.7, which is visibly different.

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