What color is #B5CABA?

#B5CABA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5CABA?

The RGB value is 181, 202, 186: 181 red, 202 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5CABA?

The complementary color is #CAB5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CABA color

#B5CABA rgb(181, 202, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5CABA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 79.2% green and 72.9% blue (181, 202, 186).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#B5CABA color codes

HEX	`#B5CABA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 202, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 79.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 10%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.39, -10.15, 5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.39, 11.58, 151.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.038, 55.609, 54.595)`
Decimal	`11913914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CABA, 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 #B5CABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #B5CABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5caba; }
.text { color: #b5caba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5caba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 202 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5caba, #b5cac4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5CABA?: #B5CABA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5CABA?: The RGB value is 181, 202, 186: 181 red, 202 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CABA?: The complementary color is #CAB5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.