What color is #B5CC96?

#B5CC96 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5CC96?

The RGB value is 181, 204, 150: 181 red, 204 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5CC96?

The complementary color is #AD96CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CC96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CC96 color

#B5CC96 rgb(181, 204, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5CC96 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 80% green and 58.8% blue (181, 204, 150).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 35% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#B5CC96 color codes

HEX	`#B5CC96`
RGB	`rgb(181, 204, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 80%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 35%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 26%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 26%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.16, -17.19, 24.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.16, 29.86, 125.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.153, 55.211, 37.074)`
Decimal	`11914390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CC96, 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 #B5CC96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CC96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #B5CC96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5cc96; }
.text { color: #b5cc96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5cc96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 204 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5cc96, #9acc96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B5CC96?: #B5CC96 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5CC96?: The RGB value is 181, 204, 150: 181 red, 204 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CC96?: The complementary color is #AD96CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CC96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.