What color is #B5F2CB?

#B5F2CB is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5F2CB?

The RGB value is 181, 242, 203: 181 red, 242 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5F2CB?

The complementary color is #F2B5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5F2CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5F2CB color

#B5F2CB rgb(181, 242, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5F2CB is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 94.9% green and 79.6% blue (181, 242, 203).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 70% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Smell the Mint (#BEF7CF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.53:1).

#B5F2CB color codes

HEX	`#B5F2CB`
RGB	`rgb(181, 242, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 94.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 70%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 25%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 16%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.61, -26.88, 12.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.61, 29.72, 154.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.584, 77.637, 68.229)`
Decimal	`11924171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5F2CB, 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 #B5F2CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5F2CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.53:1	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 #B5F2CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5f2cb; }
.text { color: #b5f2cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5f2cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 242 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5f2cb, #b5f2e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #B5F2CB?: #B5F2CB is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5F2CB?: The RGB value is 181, 242, 203: 181 red, 242 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5F2CB?: The complementary color is #F2B5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5F2CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.