What color is #B1EFA5?

#B1EFA5 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1EFA5?

The RGB value is 177, 239, 165: 177 red, 239 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1EFA5?

The complementary color is #E3A5EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1EFA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1EFA5 color

#B1EFA5 rgb(177, 239, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1EFA5 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 93.7% green and 64.7% blue (177, 239, 165).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 70% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Grape Green (#A8E4A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#B1EFA5 color codes

HEX	`#B1EFA5`
RGB	`rgb(177, 239, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 93.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 70%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 31%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.83, -33.2, 29.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.83, 44.54, 138.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.788, 73.795, 46.895)`
Decimal	`11661221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1EFA5, 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 #B1EFA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1EFA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	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 #B1EFA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1efa5; }
.text { color: #b1efa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1efa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 239 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1efa5, #a5efbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Green.

Questions

What color is #B1EFA5?: #B1EFA5 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1EFA5?: The RGB value is 177, 239, 165: 177 red, 239 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1EFA5?: The complementary color is #E3A5EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1EFA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.