What color is #B5BEA7?

#B5BEA7 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BEA7?

The RGB value is 181, 190, 167: 181 red, 190 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BEA7?

The complementary color is #B0A7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BEA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BEA7 color

#B5BEA7 rgb(181, 190, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BEA7 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 74.5% green and 65.5% blue (181, 190, 167).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#B5BEA7 color codes

HEX	`#B5BEA7`
RGB	`rgb(181, 190, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 74.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.72, -7.28, 10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.72, 12.83, 124.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.444, 49.441, 43.753)`
Decimal	`11910823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BEA7, 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 #B5BEA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BEA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	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 #B5BEA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bea7; }
.text { color: #b5bea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bea7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 190 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bea7, #aabea7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5BEA7?: #B5BEA7 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BEA7?: The RGB value is 181, 190, 167: 181 red, 190 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BEA7?: The complementary color is #B0A7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BEA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.