What color is #B5BEAD?

#B5BEAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BEAD?

The RGB value is 181, 190, 173: 181 red, 190 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BEAD?

The complementary color is #B6ADBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BEAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BEAD color

#B5BEAD rgb(181, 190, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BEAD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 74.5% green and 67.8% blue (181, 190, 173).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#B5BEAD color codes

HEX	`#B5BEAD`
RGB	`rgb(181, 190, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 74.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.86, -6.24, 7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.86, 9.77, 129.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.011, 49.668, 46.743)`
Decimal	`11910829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BEAD, 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 #B5BEAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BEAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #B5BEAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bead; }
.text { color: #b5bead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 190 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bead, #adbead); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5BEAD?: #B5BEAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BEAD?: The RGB value is 181, 190, 173: 181 red, 190 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BEAD?: The complementary color is #B6ADBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BEAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.