What color is #B5D8D7?

#B5D8D7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5D8D7?

The RGB value is 181, 216, 215: 181 red, 216 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5D8D7?

The complementary color is #D8B5B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5D8D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5D8D7 color

#B5D8D7 rgb(181, 216, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5D8D7 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 84.7% green and 84.3% blue (181, 216, 215).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 31% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#B5D8D7 color codes

HEX	`#B5D8D7`
RGB	`rgb(181, 216, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 84.7%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 31%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.88, -11.68, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.88, 12.15, 196.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.874, 63.84, 73.655)`
Decimal	`11917527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5D8D7, 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 #B5D8D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5D8D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #B5D8D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5d8d7; }
.text { color: #b5d8d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5d8d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 216 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5d8d7, #b5c8d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5D8D7?: #B5D8D7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5D8D7?: The RGB value is 181, 216, 215: 181 red, 216 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5D8D7?: The complementary color is #D8B5B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5D8D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.