What color is #B5C3D0?

#B5C3D0 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 #B5C3D0?

The RGB value is 181, 195, 208: 181 red, 195 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5C3D0?

The complementary color is #D0C2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C3D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5C3D0 color

#B5C3D0 rgb(181, 195, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5C3D0 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 76.5% green and 81.6% blue (181, 195, 208).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 22% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Icebreaker (#B7C2CC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#B5C3D0 color codes

HEX	`#B5C3D0`
RGB	`rgb(181, 195, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 76.5%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 22%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.11, -2.16, -8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.11, 8.41, 255.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.954, 53.407, 67.339)`
Decimal	`11912144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5C3D0, 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 #B5C3D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C3D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	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 #B5C3D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c3d0; }
.text { color: #b5c3d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c3d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 195 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c3d0, #b5b5d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5C3D0?: #B5C3D0 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 #B5C3D0?: The RGB value is 181, 195, 208: 181 red, 195 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5C3D0?: The complementary color is #D0C2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C3D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.