What color is #B5CEB1?

#B5CEB1 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 #B5CEB1?

The RGB value is 181, 206, 177: 181 red, 206 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5CEB1?

The complementary color is #CAB1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CEB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CEB1 color

#B5CEB1 rgb(181, 206, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5CEB1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 80.8% green and 69.4% blue (181, 206, 177).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.43:1).

#B5CEB1 color codes

HEX	`#B5CEB1`
RGB	`rgb(181, 206, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 80.8%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 14%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.26, -13.82, 11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.26, 18.06, 139.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.062, 57.14, 50.031)`
Decimal	`11914929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CEB1, 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 #B5CEB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CEB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.43:1	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 #B5CEB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5ceb1; }
.text { color: #b5ceb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5ceb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 206 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5ceb1, #b1cebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B5CEB1?: #B5CEB1 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 #B5CEB1?: The RGB value is 181, 206, 177: 181 red, 206 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CEB1?: The complementary color is #CAB1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CEB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.