What color is #B5F7AB?

#B5F7AB is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5F7AB?

The RGB value is 181, 247, 171: 181 red, 247 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5F7AB?

The complementary color is #EDABF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5F7AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5F7AB color

#B5F7AB rgb(181, 247, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5F7AB is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 96.9% green and 67.1% blue (181, 247, 171).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 83% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Glow in the Dark (#BEFDB7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.86:1).

#B5F7AB color codes

HEX	`#B5F7AB`
RGB	`rgb(181, 247, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 96.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 83%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 31%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 31%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.36, -34.65, 30.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.36, 45.91, 139.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.665, 79.283, 50.68)`
Decimal	`11925419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5F7AB, 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 #B5F7AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5F7AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.86:1	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 #B5F7AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5f7ab; }
.text { color: #b5f7ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5f7ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 247 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5f7ab, #abf7c7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B5F7AB?: #B5F7AB is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5F7AB?: The RGB value is 181, 247, 171: 181 red, 247 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5F7AB?: The complementary color is #EDABF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5F7AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.