Recognised as Colour
#B6E6C8
- #B6E6C8
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#B6E6C8 is a green with RGB values 182, 230, 200 and HSL 143°, 49%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#B6E6C8#B6E6C8
HEX#B6E6C8
RGBrgb(182, 230, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.902, 0.7843
RGB percentages71.4%, 90.2%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(142.5, 49%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142.5, 20.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK20.9%, 0%, 13%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,986,632
CSS custom property--colour: #B6E6C8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.14:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#491937
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E6B6D4
Analogous#BCE6B6, #B6E6E0
Triadic#C8B6E6, #E6C8B6
Split complementary#E0B6E6, #E6B6BC
Tetradic#B6BCE6, #E6B6D4, #E6E0B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G230
B200
Red182 (71.4%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue142.5°
Saturation (HSL)48.98%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B6 · G E6 · B C8
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