What color is #B5E7BF?

#B5E7BF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5E7BF?

The RGB value is 181, 231, 191: 181 red, 231 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5E7BF?

The complementary color is #E7B5DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5E7BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5E7BF color

#B5E7BF rgb(181, 231, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5E7BF is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 90.6% green and 74.9% blue (181, 231, 191).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 51% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#B5E7BF color codes

HEX	`#B5E7BF`
RGB	`rgb(181, 231, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 90.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 51%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 17%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.36, -23.77, 14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.36, 27.74, 148.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.033, 70.735, 59.928)`
Decimal	`11921343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5E7BF, 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 #B5E7BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5E7BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	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 #B5E7BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5e7bf; }
.text { color: #b5e7bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5e7bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 231 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5e7bf, #b5e7d8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5E7BF?: #B5E7BF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5E7BF?: The RGB value is 181, 231, 191: 181 red, 231 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5E7BF?: The complementary color is #E7B5DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5E7BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.