What color is #B5C1CD?

#B5C1CD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Icebreaker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5C1CD?

The RGB value is 181, 193, 205: 181 red, 193 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5C1CD?

The complementary color is #CDC1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5C1CD color

#B5C1CD rgb(181, 193, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5C1CD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 75.7% green and 80.4% blue (181, 193, 205).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 19% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Icebreaker (#B7C2CC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#B5C1CD color codes

HEX	`#B5C1CD`
RGB	`rgb(181, 193, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 75.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 19%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 6%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.5, -1.72, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.5, 7.62, 256.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.143, 52.371, 65.265)`
Decimal	`11911629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5C1CD, 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 #B5C1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #B5C1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c1cd; }
.text { color: #b5c1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 193 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c1cd, #b5b5cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5C1CD?: #B5C1CD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Icebreaker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5C1CD?: The RGB value is 181, 193, 205: 181 red, 193 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5C1CD?: The complementary color is #CDC1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.