What color is #B5DDD2?

#B5DDD2 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 #B5DDD2?

The RGB value is 181, 221, 210: 181 red, 221 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5DDD2?

The complementary color is #DDB5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5DDD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5DDD2 color

#B5DDD2 rgb(181, 221, 210)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5DDD2 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 86.7% green and 82.4% blue (181, 221, 210).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 37% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#B5DDD2 color codes

HEX	`#B5DDD2`
RGB	`rgb(181, 221, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 86.7%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 37%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.09, -15.23, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.09, 15.26, 176.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.542, 66.188, 70.757)`
Decimal	`11918802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5DDD2, 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 #B5DDD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5DDD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	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 #B5DDD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5ddd2; }
.text { color: #b5ddd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5ddd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 221 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5ddd2, #b5d4dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B5DDD2?: #B5DDD2 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 #B5DDD2?: The RGB value is 181, 221, 210: 181 red, 221 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5DDD2?: The complementary color is #DDB5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5DDD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.