What color is #B5ECA1?

#B5ECA1 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Sweet Mint Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5ECA1?

The RGB value is 181, 236, 161: 181 red, 236 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5ECA1?

The complementary color is #D8A1EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5ECA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5ECA1 color

#B5ECA1 rgb(181, 236, 161)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5ECA1 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 92.5% green and 63.1% blue (181, 236, 161).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 66% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Mint Pesto (#BBEE99), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#B5ECA1 color codes

HEX	`#B5ECA1`
RGB	`rgb(181, 236, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 92.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 66%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 32%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 32%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.15, -31.07, 30.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.15, 43.79, 135.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.483, 72.386, 44.76)`
Decimal	`11922593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5ECA1, 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 #B5ECA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5ECA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	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 #B5ECA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5eca1; }
.text { color: #b5eca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5eca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 236 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5eca1, #a1ecb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Green.

Questions

What color is #B5ECA1?: #B5ECA1 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Sweet Mint Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5ECA1?: The RGB value is 181, 236, 161: 181 red, 236 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5ECA1?: The complementary color is #D8A1EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5ECA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.