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#B5E09E Color

#B5E09E is rgb(181, 224, 158) in RGB, hsl(99, 52%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 29%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B5E09E
HEX#B5E09E
RGBrgb(181, 224, 158)
HSLhsl(99, 52%, 75%)
HSVhsv(99, 29%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 29%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.099 135)
LABlab(84.89% -23.38 27.65)
LCHlch(84.89% 36.21 130.21)

What #B5E09E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B5E09E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 6.08Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 8.56Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 8.98Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 12.09Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 12.9Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 13.73

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#B5E09E Channel Values

How #B5E09E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 181 · G 224 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 99° · S 52% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 99° · S 29% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B5E09E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B5E09E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B5E09E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B5E09E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B5E09E
Complementary
#C99EE0
Analogous
#D6E09E
Analogous
#9EE0A8
Triadic
#9EB5E0
Triadic
#E09EB5
Split comp.
#A89EE0
Split comp.
#E09ED6

Tints & Shades of #B5E09E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEE4AA
#CAE9B9
#D3EDC5
#DCF0D0
#E4F4DC
#F0F9EC

Shades

#98D477
#7AC851
#61AE37
#49842A
#345D1D
#1E3611

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B5E09E.

How #B5E09E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B5E09E
Protanopia#D9D99E
Protanomaly#CCDC9E
Deuteranopia#D3D3A0
Deuteranomaly#C8D89F
Tritanopia#BED9D9
Tritanomaly#BADCC4
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B5E09E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b5e09e: #B5E09E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B5E09E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b5e09e': '#B5E09E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.878, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_b5e09e">#B5E09E</color>
SVG fillfill="#B5E09E"

More Green Colors

#B5E09E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B5E09E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B5E09E?

#B5E09E is a light green — rgb(181, 224, 158) in RGB and hsl(99, 52%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #B5E09E?

#B5E09E is rgb(181, 224, 158) — red 181, green 224, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B5E09E?

#B5E09E converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 29%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B5E09E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B5E09E scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B5E09E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B5E09E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.17, which is visibly different.

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