What color is #B5D8B2?

#B5D8B2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5D8B2?

The RGB value is 181, 216, 178: 181 red, 216 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5D8B2?

The complementary color is #D5B2D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5D8B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5D8B2 color

#B5D8B2 rgb(181, 216, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5D8B2 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 84.7% green and 69.8% blue (181, 216, 178).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 33% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#B5D8B2 color codes

HEX	`#B5D8B2`
RGB	`rgb(181, 216, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 84.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 33%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 18%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.99, -18.68, 14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.99, 23.94, 141.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.646, 62.149, 51.386)`
Decimal	`11917490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5D8B2, 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 #B5D8B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5D8B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #B5D8B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5d8b2; }
.text { color: #b5d8b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5d8b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 216 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5d8b2, #b2d8c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B5D8B2?: #B5D8B2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5D8B2?: The RGB value is 181, 216, 178: 181 red, 216 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5D8B2?: The complementary color is #D5B2D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5D8B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.