What color is #B5C683?

#B5C683 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5C683?

The RGB value is 181, 198, 131: 181 red, 198 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5C683?

The complementary color is #9483C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5C683 color

#B5C683 rgb(181, 198, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5C683 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 77.6% green and 51.4% blue (181, 198, 131).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 37% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#B5C683 color codes

HEX	`#B5C683`
RGB	`rgb(181, 198, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 77.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 37%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 34%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.19, -16.82, 31.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.19, 35.9, 117.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.347, 51.851, 29.193)`
Decimal	`11912835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5C683, 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 #B5C683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #B5C683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c683; }
.text { color: #b5c683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 198 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c683, #94c683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B5C683?: #B5C683 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5C683?: The RGB value is 181, 198, 131: 181 red, 198 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5C683?: The complementary color is #9483C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.