What color is #B5FFE9?

#B5FFE9 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5FFE9?

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

What is the complementary color of #B5FFE9?

The complementary color is #FFB5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5FFE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.45:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5FFE9 color

#B5FFE9 rgb(181, 255, 233)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5FFE9 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 100% green and 91.4% blue (181, 255, 233).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Arabica Mint (#C0FFEE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.45:1).

#B5FFE9 color codes

HEX	`#B5FFE9`
RGB	`rgb(181, 255, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 100%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 29%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.83, -27.23, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.83, 27.42, 173.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.519, 87.224, 90.248)`
Decimal	`11927529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5FFE9, 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 #B5FFE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5FFE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.45:1	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 #B5FFE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5ffe9; }
.text { color: #b5ffe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5ffe9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 255 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5ffe9, #b5f0ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #B5FFE9?: #B5FFE9 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5FFE9?: The RGB value is 181, 255, 233: 181 red, 255 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5FFE9?: The complementary color is #FFB5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5FFE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.45:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.