What color is #B5CD91?

#B5CD91 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 #B5CD91?

The RGB value is 181, 205, 145: 181 red, 205 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5CD91?

The complementary color is #A991CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CD91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CD91 color

#B5CD91 rgb(181, 205, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5CD91 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 80.4% green and 56.9% blue (181, 205, 145).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#B5CD91 color codes

HEX	`#B5CD91`
RGB	`rgb(181, 205, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 80.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 29%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.35, -18.42, 27.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.35, 32.92, 124.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.998, 55.53, 35.078)`
Decimal	`11914641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CD91, 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 #B5CD91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CD91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #B5CD91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5cd91; }
.text { color: #b5cd91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5cd91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 205 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5cd91, #97cd91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B5CD91?: #B5CD91 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 #B5CD91?: The RGB value is 181, 205, 145: 181 red, 205 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CD91?: The complementary color is #A991CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CD91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.