What color is #B5D0BB?

#B5D0BB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5D0BB?

The RGB value is 181, 208, 187: 181 red, 208 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5D0BB?

The complementary color is #D0B5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5D0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5D0BB color

#B5D0BB rgb(181, 208, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5D0BB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 81.6% green and 73.3% blue (181, 208, 187).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 22% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#B5D0BB color codes

HEX	`#B5D0BB`
RGB	`rgb(181, 208, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 81.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 22%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.03, -13.05, 7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.03, 15, 150.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.58, 58.522, 55.635)`
Decimal	`11915451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5D0BB, 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 #B5D0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5D0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	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 #B5D0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5d0bb; }
.text { color: #b5d0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5d0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 208 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5d0bb, #b5d0c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5D0BB?: #B5D0BB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5D0BB?: The RGB value is 181, 208, 187: 181 red, 208 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5D0BB?: The complementary color is #D0B5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5D0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.