What color is #B5E5E0?

#B5E5E0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5E5E0?

The RGB value is 181, 229, 224: 181 red, 229 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5E5E0?

The complementary color is #E5B5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5E5E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5E5E0 color

#B5E5E0 rgb(181, 229, 224)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B5E5E0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 89.8% green and 87.8% blue (181, 229, 224).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 48% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.25:1).

#B5E5E0 color codes

HEX	`#B5E5E0`
RGB	`rgb(181, 229, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 89.8%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 48%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 21%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.6, -16.39, -2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.6, 16.61, 189.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.526, 71.242, 81.069)`
Decimal	`11920864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5E5E0, 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 #B5E5E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5E5E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.25:1	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 #B5E5E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5e5e0; }
.text { color: #b5e5e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5e5e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 229 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5e5e0, #b5d2e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5E5E0?: #B5E5E0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5E5E0?: The RGB value is 181, 229, 224: 181 red, 229 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5E5E0?: The complementary color is #E5B5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5E5E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.