What color is #B5CFDE?

#B5CFDE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Delicate Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5CFDE?

The RGB value is 181, 207, 222: 181 red, 207 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5CFDE?

The complementary color is #DEC4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5CFDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5CFDE color

#B5CFDE rgb(181, 207, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5CFDE is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 81.2% green and 87.1% blue (181, 207, 222).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 38% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Ice (#B7D2E3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#B5CFDE color codes

HEX	`#B5CFDE`
RGB	`rgb(181, 207, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 81.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 38%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 7%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.69, -5.55, -10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.69, 11.73, 241.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.55, 59.722, 77.746)`
Decimal	`11915230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5CFDE, 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 #B5CFDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5CFDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #B5CFDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5cfde; }
.text { color: #b5cfde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5cfde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 207 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5cfde, #b5bbde); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5CFDE?: #B5CFDE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Delicate Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5CFDE?: The RGB value is 181, 207, 222: 181 red, 207 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5CFDE?: The complementary color is #DEC4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5CFDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.