What color is #B5E9D7?

#B5E9D7 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Fresh Breeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5E9D7?

The RGB value is 181, 233, 215: 181 red, 233 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5E9D7?

The complementary color is #E9B5C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5E9D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5E9D7 color

#B5E9D7 rgb(181, 233, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5E9D7 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 91.4% green and 84.3% blue (181, 233, 215).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 54% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Breeze (#BEEDDC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#B5E9D7 color codes

HEX	`#B5E9D7`
RGB	`rgb(181, 233, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 91.4%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 54%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.45, -20.21, 3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.45, 20.48, 170.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.457, 73.006, 75.183)`
Decimal	`11921879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5E9D7, 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 #B5E9D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5E9D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	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 #B5E9D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5e9d7; }
.text { color: #b5e9d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5e9d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 233 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5e9d7, #b5e1e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #B5E9D7?: #B5E9D7 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Fresh Breeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5E9D7?: The RGB value is 181, 233, 215: 181 red, 233 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5E9D7?: The complementary color is #E9B5C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5E9D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.