What color is #B5D0BD?

#B5D0BD 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 #B5D0BD?

The RGB value is 181, 208, 189: 181 red, 208 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5D0BD?

The complementary color is #D0B5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5D0BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5D0BD color

#B5D0BD rgb(181, 208, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5D0BD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 81.6% green and 74.1% blue (181, 208, 189).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 22% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#B5D0BD color codes

HEX	`#B5D0BD`
RGB	`rgb(181, 208, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 81.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 22%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.08, -12.68, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.08, 14.2, 153.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.795, 58.609, 56.771)`
Decimal	`11915453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5D0BD, 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 #B5D0BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5D0BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	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 #B5D0BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5d0bd; }
.text { color: #b5d0bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5d0bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 208 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5d0bd, #b5d0cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5D0BD?: #B5D0BD 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 #B5D0BD?: The RGB value is 181, 208, 189: 181 red, 208 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5D0BD?: The complementary color is #D0B5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5D0BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.