What color is #B5DBEC?

#B5DBEC is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Ariel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5DBEC?

The RGB value is 181, 219, 236: 181 red, 219 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5DBEC?

The complementary color is #ECC6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5DBEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5DBEC color

#B5DBEC rgb(181, 219, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5DBEC is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 85.9% green and 92.5% blue (181, 219, 236).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 59% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ariel (#AED7EA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#B5DBEC color codes

HEX	`#B5DBEC`
RGB	`rgb(181, 219, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 85.9%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 59%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 23%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.27, -8.74, -12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.27, 15.19, 234.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.524, 66.541, 89.048)`
Decimal	`11918316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5DBEC, 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 #B5DBEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5DBEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	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 #B5DBEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5dbec; }
.text { color: #b5dbec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5dbec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 219 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5dbec, #b5c0ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5DBEC?: #B5DBEC is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Ariel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5DBEC?: The RGB value is 181, 219, 236: 181 red, 219 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5DBEC?: The complementary color is #ECC6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5DBEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.