What color is #B5CCD2?

#B5CCD2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5CCD2?

The RGB value is 181, 204, 210: 181 red, 204 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5CCD2?

The complementary color is #D2BBB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CCD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CCD2 color

#B5CCD2 rgb(181, 204, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5CCD2 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 80% green and 82.4% blue (181, 204, 210).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 24% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#B5CCD2 color codes

HEX	`#B5CCD2`
RGB	`rgb(181, 204, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 80%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 24%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.55, -6.5, -5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.55, 8.58, 220.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.279, 57.662, 69.336)`
Decimal	`11914450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CCD2, 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 #B5CCD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CCD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	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 #B5CCD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5ccd2; }
.text { color: #b5ccd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5ccd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 204 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5ccd2, #b5bdd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5CCD2?: #B5CCD2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5CCD2?: The RGB value is 181, 204, 210: 181 red, 204 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CCD2?: The complementary color is #D2BBB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CCD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.