What color is #B5C9AF?

#B5C9AF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5C9AF?

The RGB value is 181, 201, 175: 181 red, 201 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5C9AF?

The complementary color is #C3AFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C9AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5C9AF color

#B5C9AF rgb(181, 201, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5C9AF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 78.8% green and 68.6% blue (181, 201, 175).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#B5C9AF color codes

HEX	`#B5C9AF`
RGB	`rgb(181, 201, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 78.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.86, -11.61, 10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.86, 15.8, 137.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.679, 54.692, 48.594)`
Decimal	`11913647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5C9AF, 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 #B5C9AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C9AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	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 #B5C9AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c9af; }
.text { color: #b5c9af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c9af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 201 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c9af, #afc9b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5C9AF?: #B5C9AF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5C9AF?: The RGB value is 181, 201, 175: 181 red, 201 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5C9AF?: The complementary color is #C3AFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C9AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.