What color is #B5BF9C?

#B5BF9C 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 #B5BF9C?

The RGB value is 181, 191, 156: 181 red, 191 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BF9C?

The complementary color is #A69CBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BF9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BF9C color

#B5BF9C rgb(181, 191, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5BF9C is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 74.9% green and 61.2% blue (181, 191, 156).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#B5BF9C color codes

HEX	`#B5BF9C`
RGB	`rgb(181, 191, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 74.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.75, -9.62, 16.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.75, 19.12, 120.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.687, 49.486, 38.696)`
Decimal	`11911068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BF9C, 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 #B5BF9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BF9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #B5BF9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bf9c; }
.text { color: #b5bf9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bf9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 191 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bf9c, #a4bf9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B5BF9C?: #B5BF9C 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 #B5BF9C?: The RGB value is 181, 191, 156: 181 red, 191 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BF9C?: The complementary color is #A69CBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BF9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.