What color is #B5BFD5?

#B5BFD5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BFD5?

The RGB value is 181, 191, 213: 181 red, 191 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BFD5?

The complementary color is #D5CBB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BFD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BFD5 color

#B5BFD5 rgb(181, 191, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BFD5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 74.9% green and 83.5% blue (181, 191, 213).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 28% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#B5BFD5 color codes

HEX	`#B5BFD5`
RGB	`rgb(181, 191, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 74.9%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 28%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 10%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.21, 1.02, -12.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.21, 12.22, 274.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.694, 51.889, 70.335)`
Decimal	`11911125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BFD5, 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 #B5BFD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BFD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	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 #B5BFD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bfd5; }
.text { color: #b5bfd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bfd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 191 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bfd5, #bbb5d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5BFD5?: #B5BFD5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BFD5?: The RGB value is 181, 191, 213: 181 red, 191 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BFD5?: The complementary color is #D5CBB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BFD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.