What color is #B5C58D?

#B5C58D is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5C58D?

The RGB value is 181, 197, 141: 181 red, 197 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5C58D?

The complementary color is #9D8DC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C58D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5C58D color

#B5C58D rgb(181, 197, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5C58D is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 77.3% green and 55.3% blue (181, 197, 141).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 33% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#B5C58D color codes

HEX	`#B5C58D`
RGB	`rgb(181, 197, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 77.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 33%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 28%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 28%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.09, -14.95, 26.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.09, 30.29, 119.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.83, 51.679, 32.86)`
Decimal	`11912589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5C58D, 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 #B5C58D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C58D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #B5C58D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c58d; }
.text { color: #b5c58d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c58d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 197 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c58d, #99c58d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B5C58D?: #B5C58D is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5C58D?: The RGB value is 181, 197, 141: 181 red, 197 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5C58D?: The complementary color is #9D8DC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C58D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.