What color is #B5E1C5?

#B5E1C5 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 #B5E1C5?

The RGB value is 181, 225, 197: 181 red, 225 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5E1C5?

The complementary color is #E1B5D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5E1C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5E1C5 color

#B5E1C5 rgb(181, 225, 197)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5E1C5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 88.2% green and 77.3% blue (181, 225, 197).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 42% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#B5E1C5 color codes

HEX	`#B5E1C5`
RGB	`rgb(181, 225, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 88.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 42%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 20%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 12%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.86, -19.74, 9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.86, 21.7, 155.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.057, 67.704, 62.927)`
Decimal	`11919813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5E1C5, 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 #B5E1C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5E1C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	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 #B5E1C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5e1c5; }
.text { color: #b5e1c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5e1c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 225 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5e1c5, #b5e1db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B5E1C5?: #B5E1C5 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 #B5E1C5?: The RGB value is 181, 225, 197: 181 red, 225 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5E1C5?: The complementary color is #E1B5D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5E1C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.