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#B5E868 Color

#B5E868 is rgb(181, 232, 104) in RGB, hsl(84, 74%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 55%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B5E868
HEX#B5E868
RGBrgb(181, 232, 104)
HSLhsl(84, 74%, 66%)
HSVhsv(84, 55%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 55%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(86.9% 0.166 127.6)
LABlab(86.49% -31.65 55.50)
LCHlch(86.49% 63.90 119.70)

What #B5E868 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 #B5E868, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 6.58June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 9.54Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 14.11Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 15.04Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 16.31Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 18.28

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

#B5E868 Channel Values

How #B5E868 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 232 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 74% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 55% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B5E868 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B5E868 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B5E868

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B5E868; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B5E868
Complementary
#9B68E8
Analogous
#E8DC68
Analogous
#75E868
Triadic
#68B5E8
Triadic
#E868B5
Split comp.
#6875E8
Split comp.
#DC68E8

Tints & Shades of #B5E868

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

#C0EC7E
#C9EE90
#D4F2A6
#DCF4B8
#E7F8CE
#F0FAE0

Shades

#A2E240
#8DD520
#72AD1A
#5B8A15
#40620F
#263A09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B5E868.

How #B5E868 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#B5E868
Protanopia#E0E069
Protanomaly#D0E368
Deuteranopia#D9D96B
Deuteranomaly#CCDF6A
Tritanopia#C3DDDD
Tritanomaly#BEE1BA
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B5E868 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b5e868: #B5E868;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B5E868;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b5e868': '#B5E868' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.910, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_b5e868">#B5E868</color>
SVG fillfill="#B5E868"

More Green Colors

#B5E868 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B5E868 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B5E868?

#B5E868 is a light green — rgb(181, 232, 104) in RGB and hsl(84, 74%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #B5E868?

#B5E868 is rgb(181, 232, 104) — red 181, green 232, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B5E868?

#B5E868 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 55%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B5E868 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B5E868 scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B5E868 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B5E868 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 14.11, which is visibly different.

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