What color is #B5DEB9?

#B5DEB9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5DEB9?

The RGB value is 181, 222, 185: 181 red, 222 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5DEB9?

The complementary color is #DEB5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5DEB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5DEB9 color

#B5DEB9 rgb(181, 222, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5DEB9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 87.1% green and 72.5% blue (181, 222, 185).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 38% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#B5DEB9 color codes

HEX	`#B5DEB9`
RGB	`rgb(181, 222, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 87.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 38%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 17%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.78, -20.43, 13.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.78, 24.65, 145.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.932, 65.568, 55.704)`
Decimal	`11919033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5DEB9, 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 #B5DEB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5DEB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	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 #B5DEB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5deb9; }
.text { color: #b5deb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5deb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 222 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5deb9, #b5decd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5DEB9?: #B5DEB9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5DEB9?: The RGB value is 181, 222, 185: 181 red, 222 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5DEB9?: The complementary color is #DEB5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5DEB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.