What color is #B5CCB3?

#B5CCB3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5CCB3?

The RGB value is 181, 204, 179: 181 red, 204 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5CCB3?

The complementary color is #CAB3CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CCB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CCB3 color

#B5CCB3 rgb(181, 204, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5CCB3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 80% green and 70.2% blue (181, 204, 179).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 20% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

#B5CCB3 color codes

HEX	`#B5CCB3`
RGB	`rgb(181, 204, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 80%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 20%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.76, -12.45, 9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.76, 15.88, 141.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.784, 56.264, 50.929)`
Decimal	`11914419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CCB3, 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 #B5CCB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CCB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	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 #B5CCB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5ccb3; }
.text { color: #b5ccb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5ccb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 204 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5ccb3, #b3ccbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5CCB3?: #B5CCB3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5CCB3?: The RGB value is 181, 204, 179: 181 red, 204 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CCB3?: The complementary color is #CAB3CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CCB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.