What color is #B5C1A3?

#B5C1A3 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 #B5C1A3?

The RGB value is 181, 193, 163: 181 red, 193 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5C1A3?

The complementary color is #AFA3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C1A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5C1A3 color

#B5C1A3 rgb(181, 193, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5C1A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 75.7% green and 63.9% blue (181, 193, 163).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 19% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#B5C1A3 color codes

HEX	`#B5C1A3`
RGB	`rgb(181, 193, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 75.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 19%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.44, -9.52, 13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.44, 16.71, 124.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.736, 50.608, 42.055)`
Decimal	`11911587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5C1A3, 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 #B5C1A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C1A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #B5C1A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c1a3; }
.text { color: #b5c1a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c1a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 193 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c1a3, #a6c1a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B5C1A3?: #B5C1A3 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 #B5C1A3?: The RGB value is 181, 193, 163: 181 red, 193 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5C1A3?: The complementary color is #AFA3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C1A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.