What color is #B5D7B9?

#B5D7B9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5D7B9?

The RGB value is 181, 215, 185: 181 red, 215 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5D7B9?

The complementary color is #D7B5D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5D7B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5D7B9 color

#B5D7B9 rgb(181, 215, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5D7B9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 84.3% green and 72.5% blue (181, 215, 185).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 30% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#B5D7B9 color codes

HEX	`#B5D7B9`
RGB	`rgb(181, 215, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 84.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 30%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.87, -16.95, 11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.87, 20.26, 146.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.111, 61.926, 55.097)`
Decimal	`11917241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5D7B9, 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 #B5D7B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5D7B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	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 #B5D7B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5d7b9; }
.text { color: #b5d7b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5d7b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 215 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5d7b9, #b5d7ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B5D7B9?: #B5D7B9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5D7B9?: The RGB value is 181, 215, 185: 181 red, 215 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5D7B9?: The complementary color is #D7B5D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5D7B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.