What color is #B5CDB9?

#B5CDB9 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 #B5CDB9?

The RGB value is 181, 205, 185: 181 red, 205 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5CDB9?

The complementary color is #CDB5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CDB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CDB9 color

#B5CDB9 rgb(181, 205, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5CDB9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 80.4% green and 72.5% blue (181, 205, 185).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 19% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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 12.4:1).

#B5CDB9 color codes

HEX	`#B5CDB9`
RGB	`rgb(181, 205, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 80.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 19%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.17, -11.88, 7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.17, 13.91, 148.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.642, 56.988, 54.274)`
Decimal	`11914681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CDB9, 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 #B5CDB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CDB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #B5CDB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5cdb9; }
.text { color: #b5cdb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5cdb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 205 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5cdb9, #b5cdc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5CDB9?: #B5CDB9 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 #B5CDB9?: The RGB value is 181, 205, 185: 181 red, 205 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CDB9?: The complementary color is #CDB5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CDB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.