What color is #B5CEBE?

#B5CEBE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5CEBE?

The RGB value is 181, 206, 190: 181 red, 206 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5CEBE?

The complementary color is #CEB5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CEBE color

#B5CEBE rgb(181, 206, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5CEBE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 80.8% green and 74.5% blue (181, 206, 190).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 20% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#B5CEBE color codes

HEX	`#B5CEBE`
RGB	`rgb(181, 206, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 80.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.56, -11.46, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.56, 12.56, 155.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.42, 57.683, 57.183)`
Decimal	`11914942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CEBE, 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 #B5CEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #B5CEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5cebe; }
.text { color: #b5cebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5cebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 206 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5cebe, #b5cecb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5CEBE?: #B5CEBE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5CEBE?: The RGB value is 181, 206, 190: 181 red, 206 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CEBE?: The complementary color is #CEB5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.