What color is #B5CBB6?

#B5CBB6 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 #B5CBB6?

The RGB value is 181, 203, 182: 181 red, 203 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5CBB6?

The complementary color is #CBB5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CBB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CBB6 color

#B5CBB6 rgb(181, 203, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5CBB6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 79.6% green and 71.4% blue (181, 203, 182).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#B5CBB6 color codes

HEX	`#B5CBB6`
RGB	`rgb(181, 203, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 79.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 10%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.56, -11.39, 7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.56, 13.91, 145.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.854, 55.912, 52.465)`
Decimal	`11914166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CBB6, 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 #B5CBB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CBB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #B5CBB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5cbb6; }
.text { color: #b5cbb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5cbb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 203 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5cbb6, #b5cbc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5CBB6?: #B5CBB6 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 #B5CBB6?: The RGB value is 181, 203, 182: 181 red, 203 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CBB6?: The complementary color is #CBB5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CBB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.