#B6DBAE Color

#B6DBAE is rgb(182, 219, 174) in RGB, hsl(109, 38%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 14%) 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 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B6DBAE

HEX#B6DBAE

RGBrgb(182, 219, 174)

HSLhsl(109, 38%, 77%)

HSVhsv(109, 21%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.073 140.1)

LABlab(83.84% -18.88 18.02)

LCHlch(83.84% 26.10 136.34)

What #B6DBAE 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 #B6DBAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 5.19 Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 6.16 Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 8.06 Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.74 Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.58 Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 12.19

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

#B6DBAE Channel Values

How #B6DBAE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 182 · G 219 · B 174	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 109° · S 38% · L 77%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 109° · S 21% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 17% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.53:1 vs white · 13.73:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B6DBAE 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B6DBAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B6DBAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #B6DBAE

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

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How #B6DBAE 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#B6DBAE

Protanopia#D5D5AE

Protanomaly#CAD8AE

Deuteranopia#D0D0AF

Deuteranomaly#C6D4AF

Tritanopia#BCD6D6

Tritanomaly#BAD8C7

Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

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Using #B6DBAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b6dbae: #B6DBAE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B6DBAE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b6dbae': '#B6DBAE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.859, blue: 0.682)

Android XML<color name="color_b6dbae">#B6DBAE</color>

SVG fillfill="#B6DBAE"

More Green Colors

#B6DBAE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#B6DBAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B6DBAE?

#B6DBAE is a light green — rgb(182, 219, 174) in RGB and hsl(109, 38%, 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 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #B6DBAE?

#B6DBAE is rgb(182, 219, 174) — red 182, green 219, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B6DBAE?

#B6DBAE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B6DBAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B6DBAE scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B6DBAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B6DBAE 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 12.19, which is visibly different.

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