What color is #B5C5CF?

#B5C5CF 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 #B5C5CF?

The RGB value is 181, 197, 207: 181 red, 197 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5C5CF?

The complementary color is #CFBFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C5CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5C5CF color

#B5C5CF rgb(181, 197, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5C5CF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 77.3% green and 81.2% blue (181, 197, 207).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Icebreaker (#B7C2CC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#B5C5CF color codes

HEX	`#B5C5CF`
RGB	`rgb(181, 197, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 77.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.61, -3.43, -6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.61, 7.66, 243.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.282, 54.26, 66.844)`
Decimal	`11912655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5C5CF, 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 #B5C5CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C5CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	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 #B5C5CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c5cf; }
.text { color: #b5c5cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c5cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 197 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c5cf, #b5b8cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5C5CF?: #B5C5CF 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 #B5C5CF?: The RGB value is 181, 197, 207: 181 red, 197 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5C5CF?: The complementary color is #CFBFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C5CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.