What color is #B5DCCE?

#B5DCCE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5DCCE?

The RGB value is 181, 220, 206: 181 red, 220 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5DCCE?

The complementary color is #DCB5C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5DCCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5DCCE color

#B5DCCE rgb(181, 220, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5DCCE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 86.3% green and 80.8% blue (181, 220, 206).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 36% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#B5DCCE color codes

HEX	`#B5DCCE`
RGB	`rgb(181, 220, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 86.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 36%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.72, -15.52, 2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.72, 15.74, 170.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.787, 65.465, 68.077)`
Decimal	`11918542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5DCCE, 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 #B5DCCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5DCCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	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 #B5DCCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5dcce; }
.text { color: #b5dcce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5dcce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 220 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5dcce, #b5d7dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B5DCCE?: #B5DCCE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5DCCE?: The RGB value is 181, 220, 206: 181 red, 220 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5DCCE?: The complementary color is #DCB5C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5DCCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.