What color is #B5DFDB?

#B5DFDB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5DFDB?

The RGB value is 181, 223, 219: 181 red, 223 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5DFDB?

The complementary color is #DFB5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5DFDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5DFDB color

#B5DFDB rgb(181, 223, 219)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B5DFDB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 87.5% green and 85.9% blue (181, 223, 219).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 40% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#B5DFDB color codes

HEX	`#B5DFDB`
RGB	`rgb(181, 223, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 87.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 40%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 19%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.86, -14.41, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.86, 14.64, 190.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.226, 67.712, 77.006)`
Decimal	`11919323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5DFDB, 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 #B5DFDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5DFDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	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 #B5DFDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5dfdb; }
.text { color: #b5dfdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5dfdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 223 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5dfdb, #b5cedf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5DFDB?: #B5DFDB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5DFDB?: The RGB value is 181, 223, 219: 181 red, 223 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5DFDB?: The complementary color is #DFB5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5DFDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.