What color is #B5D0CF?

#B5D0CF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5D0CF?

The RGB value is 181, 208, 207: 181 red, 208 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5D0CF?

The complementary color is #D0B5B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5D0CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5D0CF color

#B5D0CF rgb(181, 208, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5D0CF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 81.6% green and 81.2% blue (181, 208, 207).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 22% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#B5D0CF color codes

HEX	`#B5D0CF`
RGB	`rgb(181, 208, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 81.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 22%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.53, -9.19, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.53, 9.53, 195.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.872, 59.439, 67.707)`
Decimal	`11915471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5D0CF, 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 #B5D0CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5D0CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #B5D0CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5d0cf; }
.text { color: #b5d0cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5d0cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 208 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5d0cf, #b5c3d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5D0CF?: #B5D0CF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5D0CF?: The RGB value is 181, 208, 207: 181 red, 208 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5D0CF?: The complementary color is #D0B5B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5D0CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.