What color is #B5C0B3?

#B5C0B3 is a light, grayish green known as Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Irish Moor?

The RGB value is 181, 192, 179: 181 red, 192 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Irish Moor?

The complementary color is #BEB3C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C0B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Irish Moor color: hex code #B5C0B3

#B5C0B3 rgb(181, 192, 179)

Shades of gray

Irish Moor has the hex code #B5C0B3. It is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 75.3% green and 70.2% blue (181, 192, 179).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 9% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

Irish Moor (#B5C0B3) color codes

HEX	`#B5C0B3`
RGB	`rgb(181, 192, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 75.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 9%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.54, -6.22, 5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.54, 8.13, 139.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.041, 50.777, 50.015)`
Decimal	`11911347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Irish Moor, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B5C0B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C0B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B5C0B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c0b3; }
.text { color: #b5c0b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c0b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 192 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c0b3, #b3c0b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B5C0B3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B5C0B3?: #B5C0B3 is a light, grayish green known as Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Irish Moor?: The RGB value is 181, 192, 179: 181 red, 192 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Irish Moor?: The complementary color is #BEB3C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C0B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.