What color is #B5D2D8?

#B5D2D8 is a light, desaturated cyan known as Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Subtle Breeze?

The RGB value is 181, 210, 216: 181 red, 210 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Subtle Breeze?

The complementary color is #D8BBB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5D2D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Subtle Breeze color: hex code #B5D2D8

#B5D2D8 rgb(181, 210, 216)

Shades of gray

Subtle Breeze has the hex code #B5D2D8. It is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 82.4% green and 84.7% blue (181, 210, 216).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 31% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8) color codes

HEX	`#B5D2D8`
RGB	`rgb(181, 210, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 82.4%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 31%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.31, -8.38, -6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.31, 10.43, 216.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.494, 60.873, 73.831)`
Decimal	`11915992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Subtle Breeze, 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 #B5D2D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5D2D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #B5D2D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5d2d8; }
.text { color: #b5d2d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5d2d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 210 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5d2d8, #b5c0d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

See #B5D2D8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B5D2D8?: #B5D2D8 is a light, desaturated cyan known as Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Subtle Breeze?: The RGB value is 181, 210, 216: 181 red, 210 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Subtle Breeze?: The complementary color is #D8BBB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5D2D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.