What color is #B5CAD7?

#B5CAD7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5CAD7?

The RGB value is 181, 202, 215: 181 red, 202 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5CAD7?

The complementary color is #D7C2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CAD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CAD7 color

#B5CAD7 rgb(181, 202, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5CAD7 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 79.2% green and 84.3% blue (181, 202, 215).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 30% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cloudy Valley (#B1C6D6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#B5CAD7 color codes

HEX	`#B5CAD7`
RGB	`rgb(181, 202, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 79.2%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 30%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 6%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.16, -4.41, -8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.16, 9.89, 243.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.439, 56.97, 72.51)`
Decimal	`11913943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CAD7, 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 #B5CAD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CAD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #B5CAD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5cad7; }
.text { color: #b5cad7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5cad7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 202 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5cad7, #b5b9d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5CAD7?: #B5CAD7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5CAD7?: The RGB value is 181, 202, 215: 181 red, 202 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CAD7?: The complementary color is #D7C2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CAD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.