What color is #B5C9A2?

#B5C9A2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5C9A2?

The RGB value is 181, 201, 162: 181 red, 201 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5C9A2?

The complementary color is #B6A2C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C9A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5C9A2 color

#B5C9A2 rgb(181, 201, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5C9A2 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 78.8% green and 63.5% blue (181, 201, 162).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 27% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#B5C9A2 color codes

HEX	`#B5C9A2`
RGB	`rgb(181, 201, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 78.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 27%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 19%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 19%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.58, -13.8, 17.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.58, 22.1, 128.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.463, 54.205, 42.19)`
Decimal	`11913634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5C9A2, 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 #B5C9A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C9A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #B5C9A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c9a2; }
.text { color: #b5c9a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c9a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 201 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c9a2, #a2c9a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B5C9A2?: #B5C9A2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5C9A2?: The RGB value is 181, 201, 162: 181 red, 201 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5C9A2?: The complementary color is #B6A2C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C9A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.