What color is #B5EBA7?

#B5EBA7 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ice Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5EBA7?

The RGB value is 181, 235, 167: 181 red, 235 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5EBA7?

The complementary color is #DDA7EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5EBA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5EBA7 color

#B5EBA7 rgb(181, 235, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5EBA7 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 92.2% green and 65.5% blue (181, 235, 167).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 63% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Ice Ice (#BAEBAE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.41:1).

#B5EBA7 color codes

HEX	`#B5EBA7`
RGB	`rgb(181, 235, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 92.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 63%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 29%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 29%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.98, -29.69, 27.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.98, 40.52, 137.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.738, 72.029, 47.518)`
Decimal	`11922343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5EBA7, 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 #B5EBA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5EBA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.41:1	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 #B5EBA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5eba7; }
.text { color: #b5eba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5eba7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 235 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5eba7, #a7ebbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5EBA7?: #B5EBA7 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ice Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5EBA7?: The RGB value is 181, 235, 167: 181 red, 235 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5EBA7?: The complementary color is #DDA7EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5EBA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.