What color is #B5C881?

#B5C881 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5C881?

The RGB value is 181, 200, 129: 181 red, 200 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5C881?

The complementary color is #9481C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C881?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5C881 color

#B5C881 rgb(181, 200, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5C881 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 78.4% green and 50.6% blue (181, 200, 129).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 39% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fiddle-Leaf Fig (#A6C875), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#B5C881 color codes

HEX	`#B5C881`
RGB	`rgb(181, 200, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 78.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 39%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 36%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 36%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.71, -18.09, 33.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.71, 38, 118.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.673, 52.717, 28.639)`
Decimal	`11913345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5C881, 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 #B5C881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #B5C881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c881; }
.text { color: #b5c881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 200 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c881, #92c881); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B5C881?: #B5C881 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5C881?: The RGB value is 181, 200, 129: 181 red, 200 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5C881?: The complementary color is #9481C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C881?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.