What color is #B5D18A?

#B5D18A is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5D18A?

The RGB value is 181, 209, 138: 181 red, 209 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5D18A?

The complementary color is #A68AD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5D18A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5D18A color

#B5D18A rgb(181, 209, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5D18A is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 82% green and 54.1% blue (181, 209, 138).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 44% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#B5D18A color codes

HEX	`#B5D18A`
RGB	`rgb(181, 209, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 82%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 44%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 34%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 34%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.33, -21.37, 32.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.33, 38.66, 123.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.443, 57.259, 32.645)`
Decimal	`11915658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5D18A, 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 #B5D18A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5D18A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #B5D18A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5d18a; }
.text { color: #b5d18a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5d18a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 209 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5d18a, #92d18a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B5D18A?: #B5D18A is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5D18A?: The RGB value is 181, 209, 138: 181 red, 209 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5D18A?: The complementary color is #A68AD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5D18A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.