What color is #B5E4CC?

#B5E4CC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5E4CC?

The RGB value is 181, 228, 204: 181 red, 228 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5E4CC?

The complementary color is #E4B5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5E4CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5E4CC color

#B5E4CC rgb(181, 228, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5E4CC is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 89.4% green and 80% blue (181, 228, 204).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 47% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Jade (#B1E2CB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#B5E4CC color codes

HEX	`#B5E4CC`
RGB	`rgb(181, 228, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 89.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 47%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 21%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.83, -19.89, 6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.83, 21.01, 161.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.696, 69.668, 67.523)`
Decimal	`11920588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5E4CC, 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 #B5E4CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5E4CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	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 #B5E4CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5e4cc; }
.text { color: #b5e4cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5e4cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 228 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5e4cc, #b5e4e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #B5E4CC?: #B5E4CC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5E4CC?: The RGB value is 181, 228, 204: 181 red, 228 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5E4CC?: The complementary color is #E4B5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5E4CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.