What color is #B9D3B5?

#B9D3B5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9D3B5?

The RGB value is 185, 211, 181: 185 red, 211 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9D3B5?

The complementary color is #CFB5D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9D3B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9D3B5 color

#B9D3B5 rgb(185, 211, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9D3B5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 82.7% green and 71% blue (185, 211, 181).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 25% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#B9D3B5 color codes

HEX	`#B9D3B5`
RGB	`rgb(185, 211, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 82.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 25%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 14%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 14%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.97, -14.28, 11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.97, 18.63, 140.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.641, 60.238, 52.614)`
Decimal	`12178357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9D3B5, 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 #B9D3B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9D3B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	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 #B9D3B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9d3b5; }
.text { color: #b9d3b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9d3b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 211 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9d3b5, #b5d3c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B9D3B5?: #B9D3B5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9D3B5?: The RGB value is 185, 211, 181: 185 red, 211 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9D3B5?: The complementary color is #CFB5D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9D3B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.