What color is #B5DCE8?

#B5DCE8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Polar Wind. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5DCE8?

The RGB value is 181, 220, 232: 181 red, 220 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5DCE8?

The complementary color is #E8C1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5DCE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5DCE8 color

#B5DCE8 rgb(181, 220, 232)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B5DCE8 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 86.3% green and 91% blue (181, 220, 232).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 53% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Polar Wind (#B4DFED), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#B5DCE8 color codes

HEX	`#B5DCE8`
RGB	`rgb(181, 220, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 86.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 53%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 5%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.42, -10.13, -10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.42, 14.3, 224.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.211, 66.834, 86.109)`
Decimal	`11918568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5DCE8, 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 #B5DCE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5DCE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #B5DCE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5dce8; }
.text { color: #b5dce8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5dce8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 220 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5dce8, #b5c3e8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5DCE8?: #B5DCE8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Polar Wind. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5DCE8?: The RGB value is 181, 220, 232: 181 red, 220 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5DCE8?: The complementary color is #E8C1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5DCE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.