What color is #B5CFB5?

#B5CFB5 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 #B5CFB5?

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

What is the complementary color of #B5CFB5?

The complementary color is #CFB5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CFB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CFB5 color

#B5CFB5 rgb(181, 207, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5CFB5 is a light, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#B5CFB5 color codes

HEX	`#B5CFB5`
RGB	`rgb(181, 207, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 81.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 13%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.62, -13.62, 10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.62, 16.91, 143.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.708, 57.785, 52.242)`
Decimal	`11915189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CFB5, 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 #B5CFB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CFB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	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 #B5CFB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5cfb5; }
.text { color: #b5cfb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5cfb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 207 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5cfb5, #b5cfc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B5CFB5?: #B5CFB5 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 #B5CFB5?: The RGB value is 181, 207, 181: 181 red, 207 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CFB5?: The complementary color is #CFB5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CFB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.