What color is #B5DBDE?

#B5DBDE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Poolside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5DBDE?

The RGB value is 181, 219, 222: 181 red, 219 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5DBDE?

The complementary color is #DEB8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5DBDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5DBDE color

#B5DBDE rgb(181, 219, 222)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B5DBDE is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 85.9% green and 87.1% blue (181, 219, 222).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 38% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Poolside (#BEE0E2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#B5DBDE color codes

HEX	`#B5DBDE`
RGB	`rgb(181, 219, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 85.9%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 38%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 1%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.87, -11.75, -5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.87, 13.02, 205.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.569, 65.759, 78.753)`
Decimal	`11918302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5DBDE, 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 #B5DBDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5DBDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #B5DBDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5dbde; }
.text { color: #b5dbde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5dbde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 219 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5dbde, #b5c6de); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5DBDE?: #B5DBDE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Poolside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5DBDE?: The RGB value is 181, 219, 222: 181 red, 219 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5DBDE?: The complementary color is #DEB8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5DBDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.