What color is #B5D6D6?

#B5D6D6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Poolside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5D6D6?

The RGB value is 181, 214, 214: 181 red, 214 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5D6D6?

The complementary color is #D6B5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5D6D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5D6D6 color

#B5D6D6 rgb(181, 214, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5D6D6 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 83.9% green and 83.9% blue (181, 214, 214).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 29% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Poolside (#BEE0E2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#B5D6D6 color codes

HEX	`#B5D6D6`
RGB	`rgb(181, 214, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 83.9%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 29%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.32, -10.86, -3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.32, 11.45, 198.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.237, 62.77, 72.811)`
Decimal	`11917014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5D6D6, 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 #B5D6D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5D6D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #B5D6D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5d6d6; }
.text { color: #b5d6d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5d6d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 214 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5d6d6, #b5c6d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5D6D6?: #B5D6D6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Poolside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5D6D6?: The RGB value is 181, 214, 214: 181 red, 214 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5D6D6?: The complementary color is #D6B5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5D6D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.