What color is #B5BFB3?

#B5BFB3 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 #B5BFB3?

The RGB value is 181, 191, 179: 181 red, 191 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BFB3?

The complementary color is #BDB3BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BFB3 color

#B5BFB3 rgb(181, 191, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BFB3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 74.9% green and 70.2% blue (181, 191, 179).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 9% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#B5BFB3 color codes

HEX	`#B5BFB3`
RGB	`rgb(181, 191, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 74.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 9%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.28, -5.69, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.28, 7.48, 139.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.822, 50.34, 49.942)`
Decimal	`11911091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BFB3, 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 #B5BFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #B5BFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bfb3; }
.text { color: #b5bfb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bfb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 191 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bfb3, #b3bfb7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B5BFB3?: #B5BFB3 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 #B5BFB3?: The RGB value is 181, 191, 179: 181 red, 191 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BFB3?: The complementary color is #BDB3BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.