What color is #B5CBAF?

#B5CBAF 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 #B5CBAF?

The RGB value is 181, 203, 175: 181 red, 203 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5CBAF?

The complementary color is #C5AFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CBAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CBAF color

#B5CBAF rgb(181, 203, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5CBAF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 79.6% green and 68.6% blue (181, 203, 175).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#B5CBAF color codes

HEX	`#B5CBAF`
RGB	`rgb(181, 203, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 79.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.4, -12.64, 11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.4, 17.08, 137.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.148, 55.63, 48.75)`
Decimal	`11914159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CBAF, 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 #B5CBAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CBAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #B5CBAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5cbaf; }
.text { color: #b5cbaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5cbaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 203 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5cbaf, #afcbb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5CBAF?: #B5CBAF 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 #B5CBAF?: The RGB value is 181, 203, 175: 181 red, 203 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CBAF?: The complementary color is #C5AFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CBAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.