What color is #B5DCD8?

#B5DCD8 is a light, desaturated spring green known as Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Catch the Wave?

The RGB value is 181, 220, 216: 181 red, 220 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Catch the Wave?

The complementary color is #DCB5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5DCD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Catch the Wave color: hex code #B5DCD8

#B5DCD8 rgb(181, 220, 216)

Shades of teal

Catch the Wave has the hex code #B5DCD8. It is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 86.3% green and 84.7% blue (181, 220, 216).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 36% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8) color codes

HEX	`#B5DCD8`
RGB	`rgb(181, 220, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 86.3%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 36%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.98, -13.51, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.98, 13.7, 189.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.041, 65.966, 74.68)`
Decimal	`11918552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Catch the Wave, 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 #B5DCD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5DCD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #B5DCD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5dcd8; }
.text { color: #b5dcd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5dcd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 220 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5dcd8, #b5cddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

See #B5DCD8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B5DCD8?: #B5DCD8 is a light, desaturated spring green known as Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Catch the Wave?: The RGB value is 181, 220, 216: 181 red, 220 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Catch the Wave?: The complementary color is #DCB5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5DCD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.