What color is #B5DDE7?

#B5DDE7 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 #B5DDE7?

The RGB value is 181, 221, 231: 181 red, 221 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5DDE7?

The complementary color is #E7BFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5DDE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5DDE7 color

#B5DDE7 rgb(181, 221, 231)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B5DDE7 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 86.7% green and 90.6% blue (181, 221, 231).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 51% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Polar Wind (#B4DFED), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

#B5DDE7 color codes

HEX	`#B5DDE7`
RGB	`rgb(181, 221, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 86.7%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 51%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 4%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.66, -10.86, -9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.66, 14.24, 220.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.332, 67.304, 85.451)`
Decimal	`11918823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5DDE7, 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 #B5DDE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5DDE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	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 #B5DDE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5dde7; }
.text { color: #b5dde7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5dde7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 221 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5dde7, #b5c4e7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B5DDE7?: #B5DDE7 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 #B5DDE7?: The RGB value is 181, 221, 231: 181 red, 221 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5DDE7?: The complementary color is #E7BFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5DDE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.