What color is #B5D6DC?

#B5D6DC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5D6DC?

The RGB value is 181, 214, 220: 181 red, 214 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5D6DC?

The complementary color is #DCBBB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5D6DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5D6DC color

#B5D6DC rgb(181, 214, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5D6DC is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 83.9% green and 86.3% blue (181, 214, 220).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 36% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#B5D6DC color codes

HEX	`#B5D6DC`
RGB	`rgb(181, 214, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 83.9%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 36%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 3%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.49, -9.61, -6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.49, 11.66, 214.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.017, 63.083, 76.921)`
Decimal	`11917020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5D6DC, 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 #B5D6DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5D6DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #B5D6DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5d6dc; }
.text { color: #b5d6dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5d6dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 214 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5d6dc, #b5c3dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5D6DC?: #B5D6DC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5D6DC?: The RGB value is 181, 214, 220: 181 red, 214 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5D6DC?: The complementary color is #DCBBB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5D6DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.