What color is #B5CBC2?

#B5CBC2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5CBC2?

The RGB value is 181, 203, 194: 181 red, 203 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5CBC2?

The complementary color is #CBB5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CBC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CBC2 color

#B5CBC2 rgb(181, 203, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5CBC2 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 79.6% green and 76.1% blue (181, 203, 194).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#B5CBC2 color codes

HEX	`#B5CBC2`
RGB	`rgb(181, 203, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 79.6%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.86, -9.16, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.86, 9.36, 167.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.147, 56.43, 59.278)`
Decimal	`11914178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CBC2, 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 #B5CBC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CBC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	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 #B5CBC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5cbc2; }
.text { color: #b5cbc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5cbc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 203 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5cbc2, #b5c9cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5CBC2?: #B5CBC2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5CBC2?: The RGB value is 181, 203, 194: 181 red, 203 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CBC2?: The complementary color is #CBB5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CBC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.