What color is #B5CFAE?

#B5CFAE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5CFAE?

The RGB value is 181, 207, 174: 181 red, 207 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5CFAE?

The complementary color is #C8AECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CFAE color

#B5CFAE rgb(181, 207, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5CFAE is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 81.2% green and 68.2% blue (181, 207, 174).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#B5CFAE color codes

HEX	`#B5CFAE`
RGB	`rgb(181, 207, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 81.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.46, -14.85, 13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.46, 20.08, 137.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.007, 57.505, 48.554)`
Decimal	`11915182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CFAE, 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 #B5CFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #B5CFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5cfae; }
.text { color: #b5cfae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5cfae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 207 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5cfae, #aecfb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B5CFAE?: #B5CFAE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5CFAE?: The RGB value is 181, 207, 174: 181 red, 207 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CFAE?: The complementary color is #C8AECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.