What color is #B5DEB7?

#B5DEB7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5DEB7?

The RGB value is 181, 222, 183: 181 red, 222 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5DEB7?

The complementary color is #DEB5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5DEB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5DEB7 color

#B5DEB7 rgb(181, 222, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5DEB7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 87.1% green and 71.8% blue (181, 222, 183).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 38% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#B5DEB7 color codes

HEX	`#B5DEB7`
RGB	`rgb(181, 222, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 87.1%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 38%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.73, -20.79, 14.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.73, 25.51, 144.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.722, 65.484, 54.6)`
Decimal	`11919031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5DEB7, 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 #B5DEB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5DEB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #B5DEB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5deb7; }
.text { color: #b5deb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5deb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 222 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5deb7, #b5decc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5DEB7?: #B5DEB7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5DEB7?: The RGB value is 181, 222, 183: 181 red, 222 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5DEB7?: The complementary color is #DEB5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5DEB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.