What color is #B5D58B?

#B5D58B 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 #B5D58B?

The RGB value is 181, 213, 139: 181 red, 213 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5D58B?

The complementary color is #AB8BD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5D58B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5D58B color

#B5D58B rgb(181, 213, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5D58B is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 83.5% green and 54.5% blue (181, 213, 139).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 47% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#B5D58B color codes

HEX	`#B5D58B`
RGB	`rgb(181, 213, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 83.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 47%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 35%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 35%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.44, -23.2, 33.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.44, 40.48, 124.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.51, 59.276, 33.359)`
Decimal	`11916683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5D58B, 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 #B5D58B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5D58B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	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 #B5D58B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5d58b; }
.text { color: #b5d58b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5d58b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 213 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5d58b, #90d58b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B5D58B?: #B5D58B 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 #B5D58B?: The RGB value is 181, 213, 139: 181 red, 213 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5D58B?: The complementary color is #AB8BD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5D58B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.