What color is #B5DAC2?

#B5DAC2 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 #B5DAC2?

The RGB value is 181, 218, 194: 181 red, 218 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5DAC2?

The complementary color is #DAB5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5DAC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5DAC2 color

#B5DAC2 rgb(181, 218, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5DAC2 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 85.5% green and 76.1% blue (181, 218, 194).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#B5DAC2 color codes

HEX	`#B5DAC2`
RGB	`rgb(181, 218, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 85.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.89, -16.81, 7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.89, 18.53, 155.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.863, 63.86, 60.517)`
Decimal	`11918018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5DAC2, 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 #B5DAC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5DAC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #B5DAC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5dac2; }
.text { color: #b5dac2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5dac2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 218 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5dac2, #b5dad4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B5DAC2?: #B5DAC2 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 #B5DAC2?: The RGB value is 181, 218, 194: 181 red, 218 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5DAC2?: The complementary color is #DAB5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5DAC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.