What color is #B5C5B1?

#B5C5B1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5C5B1?

The RGB value is 181, 197, 177: 181 red, 197 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5C5B1?

The complementary color is #C1B1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C5B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5C5B1 color

#B5C5B1 rgb(181, 197, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5C5B1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 77.3% green and 69.4% blue (181, 197, 177).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 15% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#B5C5B1 color codes

HEX	`#B5C5B1`
RGB	`rgb(181, 197, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 77.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 15%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 10%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.83, -9.19, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.83, 12.3, 138.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.957, 52.93, 49.329)`
Decimal	`11912625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5C5B1, 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 #B5C5B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C5B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #B5C5B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c5b1; }
.text { color: #b5c5b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c5b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 197 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c5b1, #b1c5b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5C5B1?: #B5C5B1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5C5B1?: The RGB value is 181, 197, 177: 181 red, 197 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5C5B1?: The complementary color is #C1B1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C5B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.