What color is #B5D7BA?

#B5D7BA 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 #B5D7BA?

The RGB value is 181, 215, 186: 181 red, 215 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5D7BA?

The complementary color is #D7B5D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5D7BA?

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.

#B5D7BA color

#B5D7BA rgb(181, 215, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5D7BA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 84.3% green and 72.9% blue (181, 215, 186).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 30% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B5D7BA color codes

HEX	`#B5D7BA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 215, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 84.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 30%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 13%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.9, -16.77, 10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.9, 19.84, 147.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.217, 61.969, 55.655)`
Decimal	`11917242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5D7BA, 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 #B5D7BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5D7BA 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 #B5D7BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5d7ba; }
.text { color: #b5d7ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5d7ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 215 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5d7ba, #b5d7cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B5D7BA?: #B5D7BA 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 #B5D7BA?: The RGB value is 181, 215, 186: 181 red, 215 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5D7BA?: The complementary color is #D7B5D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5D7BA?: 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.