What color is #B5DDA1?

#B5DDA1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Basil Smash. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5DDA1?

The RGB value is 181, 221, 161: 181 red, 221 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5DDA1?

The complementary color is #C9A1DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5DDA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5DDA1 color

#B5DDA1 rgb(181, 221, 161)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5DDA1 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 86.7% green and 63.1% blue (181, 221, 161).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 47% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Basil Smash (#B7E1A1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#B5DDA1 color codes

HEX	`#B5DDA1`
RGB	`rgb(181, 221, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 86.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 47%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 27%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 27%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.02, -23.92, 25.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.02, 34.81, 133.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.344, 64.109, 43.38)`
Decimal	`11918753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5DDA1, 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 #B5DDA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5DDA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #B5DDA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5dda1; }
.text { color: #b5dda1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5dda1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 221 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5dda1, #a1ddab); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B5DDA1?: #B5DDA1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Basil Smash. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5DDA1?: The RGB value is 181, 221, 161: 181 red, 221 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5DDA1?: The complementary color is #C9A1DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5DDA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.