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#B6DAAF Color

#B6DAAF is rgb(182, 218, 175) in RGB, hsl(110, 37%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B6DAAF
HEX#B6DAAF
RGBrgb(182, 218, 175)
HSLhsl(110, 37%, 77%)
HSVhsv(110, 20%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.07 140.5)
LABlab(83.58% -18.30 17.15)
LCHlch(83.58% 25.08 136.85)

What #B6DAAF 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 #B6DAAF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 6.02Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 6.93Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.31Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 8.42Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.27Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 12.13

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

#B6DAAF Channel Values

How #B6DAAF 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 218 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 37% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 20% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B6DAAF 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B6DAAF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B6DAAF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B6DAAF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B6DAAF
Complementary
#D3AFDA
Analogous
#CCDAAF
Analogous
#AFDABD
Triadic
#AFB6DA
Triadic
#DAAFB6
Split comp.
#BDAFDA
Split comp.
#DAAFCC

Tints & Shades of #B6DAAF

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

#BFDFB9
#C9E4C4
#D2E9CE
#DCEDD9
#E6F2E3
#EFF7EE

Shades

#96CA8C
#73B865
#58A14A
#437A38
#305728
#1B3116

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B6DAAF.

How #B6DAAF 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#B6DAAF
Protanopia#D4D4AF
Protanomaly#C9D7AF
Deuteranopia#CFCFB0
Deuteranomaly#C5D3B0
Tritanopia#BCD5D5
Tritanomaly#BAD7C7
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B6DAAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b6daaf: #B6DAAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B6DAAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b6daaf': '#B6DAAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.855, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_b6daaf">#B6DAAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B6DAAF"

More Green Colors

#B6DAAF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B6DAAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B6DAAF?

#B6DAAF is a light green — rgb(182, 218, 175) in RGB and hsl(110, 37%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #B6DAAF?

#B6DAAF is rgb(182, 218, 175) — red 182, green 218, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B6DAAF?

#B6DAAF converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B6DAAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B6DAAF scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B6DAAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B6DAAF 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.13, which is visibly different.

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