What color is #B5D5CC?

#B5D5CC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5D5CC?

The RGB value is 181, 213, 204: 181 red, 213 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5D5CC?

The complementary color is #D5B5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5D5CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5D5CC color

#B5D5CC rgb(181, 213, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5D5CC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 83.5% green and 80% blue (181, 213, 204).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 28% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.35:1).

#B5D5CC color codes

HEX	`#B5D5CC`
RGB	`rgb(181, 213, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 83.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 28%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.79, -12.36, 0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.79, 12.39, 175.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.747, 61.771, 66.206)`
Decimal	`11916748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5D5CC, 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 #B5D5CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5D5CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	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 #B5D5CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5d5cc; }
.text { color: #b5d5cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5d5cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 213 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5d5cc, #b5ced5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5D5CC?: #B5D5CC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5D5CC?: The RGB value is 181, 213, 204: 181 red, 213 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5D5CC?: The complementary color is #D5B5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5D5CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.