What color is #B5BDA2?

#B5BDA2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BDA2?

The RGB value is 181, 189, 162: 181 red, 189 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BDA2?

The complementary color is #AAA2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BDA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BDA2 color

#B5BDA2 rgb(181, 189, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5BDA2 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 74.1% green and 63.5% blue (181, 189, 162).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#B5BDA2 color codes

HEX	`#B5BDA2`
RGB	`rgb(181, 189, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 74.1%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 14%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.34, -7.6, 12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.34, 14.82, 120.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.774, 48.828, 41.294)`
Decimal	`11910562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BDA2, 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 #B5BDA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BDA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #B5BDA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bda2; }
.text { color: #b5bda2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bda2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 189 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bda2, #a8bda2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5BDA2?: #B5BDA2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BDA2?: The RGB value is 181, 189, 162: 181 red, 189 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BDA2?: The complementary color is #AAA2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BDA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.