What color is #B5C5C9?

#B5C5C9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5C5C9?

The RGB value is 181, 197, 201: 181 red, 197 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5C5C9?

The complementary color is #C9B9B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C5C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5C5C9 color

#B5C5C9 rgb(181, 197, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5C5C9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 77.3% green and 78.8% blue (181, 197, 201).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 16% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#B5C5C9 color codes

HEX	`#B5C5C9`
RGB	`rgb(181, 197, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 77.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 16%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 10%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.45, -4.65, -3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.45, 6.05, 219.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.563, 53.973, 63.054)`
Decimal	`11912649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5C5C9, 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 #B5C5C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C5C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #B5C5C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c5c9; }
.text { color: #b5c5c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c5c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 197 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c5c9, #b5bbc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5C5C9?: #B5C5C9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5C5C9?: The RGB value is 181, 197, 201: 181 red, 197 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5C5C9?: The complementary color is #C9B9B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C5C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.