What color is #B5E1E2?

#B5E1E2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Opal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5E1E2?

The RGB value is 181, 225, 226: 181 red, 225 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5E1E2?

The complementary color is #E2B6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5E1E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5E1E2 color

#B5E1E2 rgb(181, 225, 226)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B5E1E2 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 88.2% green and 88.6% blue (181, 225, 226).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 44% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Opal (#AEE0E4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#B5E1E2 color codes

HEX	`#B5E1E2`
RGB	`rgb(181, 225, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 88.2%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 44%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 20%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.58, -13.96, -5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.58, 14.9, 200.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.705, 69.163, 82.141)`
Decimal	`11919842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5E1E2, 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 #B5E1E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5E1E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	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 #B5E1E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5e1e2; }
.text { color: #b5e1e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5e1e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 225 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5e1e2, #b5cbe2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5E1E2?: #B5E1E2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Opal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5E1E2?: The RGB value is 181, 225, 226: 181 red, 225 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5E1E2?: The complementary color is #E2B6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5E1E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.