What color is #B5CEC8?

#B5CEC8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5CEC8?

The RGB value is 181, 206, 200: 181 red, 206 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5CEC8?

The complementary color is #CEB5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CEC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CEC8 color

#B5CEC8 rgb(181, 206, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5CEC8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 80.8% green and 78.4% blue (181, 206, 200).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 20% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#B5CEC8 color codes

HEX	`#B5CEC8`
RGB	`rgb(181, 206, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 80.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.81, -9.55, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.81, 9.55, 179.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.55, 58.135, 63.138)`
Decimal	`11914952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CEC8, 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 #B5CEC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CEC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #B5CEC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5cec8; }
.text { color: #b5cec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5cec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 206 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5cec8, #b5c7ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5CEC8?: #B5CEC8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5CEC8?: The RGB value is 181, 206, 200: 181 red, 206 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CEC8?: The complementary color is #CEB5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CEC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.