What color is #B5CDAE?

#B5CDAE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5CDAE?

The RGB value is 181, 205, 174: 181 red, 205 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5CDAE?

The complementary color is #C6AECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CDAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CDAE color

#B5CDAE rgb(181, 205, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5CDAE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 80.4% green and 68.2% blue (181, 205, 174).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#B5CDAE color codes

HEX	`#B5CDAE`
RGB	`rgb(181, 205, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 80.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.92, -13.83, 12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.92, 18.81, 137.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.526, 56.542, 48.393)`
Decimal	`11914670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CDAE, 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 #B5CDAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CDAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #B5CDAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5cdae; }
.text { color: #b5cdae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5cdae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 205 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5cdae, #aecdb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B5CDAE?: #B5CDAE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5CDAE?: The RGB value is 181, 205, 174: 181 red, 205 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CDAE?: The complementary color is #C6AECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CDAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.