What color is #B5E2A8?

#B5E2A8 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 #B5E2A8?

The RGB value is 181, 226, 168: 181 red, 226 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5E2A8?

The complementary color is #D5A8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5E2A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5E2A8 color

#B5E2A8 rgb(181, 226, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5E2A8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 88.6% green and 65.9% blue (181, 226, 168).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 50% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Basil Smash (#B7E1A1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#B5E2A8 color codes

HEX	`#B5E2A8`
RGB	`rgb(181, 226, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 88.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 50%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 26%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 26%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.53, -25.24, 23.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.53, 34.63, 136.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.319, 67.042, 47.17)`
Decimal	`11920040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5E2A8, 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 #B5E2A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5E2A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	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 #B5E2A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5e2a8; }
.text { color: #b5e2a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5e2a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 226 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5e2a8, #a8e2b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5E2A8?: #B5E2A8 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 #B5E2A8?: The RGB value is 181, 226, 168: 181 red, 226 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5E2A8?: The complementary color is #D5A8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5E2A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.