What color is #B5C2BE?

#B5C2BE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5C2BE?

The RGB value is 181, 194, 190: 181 red, 194 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5C2BE?

The complementary color is #C2B5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C2BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5C2BE color

#B5C2BE rgb(181, 194, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5C2BE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 76.1% green and 74.5% blue (181, 194, 190).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 10% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#B5C2BE color codes

HEX	`#B5C2BE`
RGB	`rgb(181, 194, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 76.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 10%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 7%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.36, -5.22, 0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.36, 5.24, 174.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.64, 52.125, 56.256)`
Decimal	`11911870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5C2BE, 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 #B5C2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C2BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #B5C2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c2be; }
.text { color: #b5c2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 194 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c2be, #b5c0c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5C2BE?: #B5C2BE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5C2BE?: The RGB value is 181, 194, 190: 181 red, 194 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5C2BE?: The complementary color is #C2B5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C2BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.