What color is #B5E5FD?

#B5E5FD is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frozen Landscape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5E5FD?

The RGB value is 181, 229, 253: 181 red, 229 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5E5FD?

The complementary color is #FDCDB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5E5FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5E5FD color

#B5E5FD rgb(181, 229, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5E5FD is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 89.8% green and 99.2% blue (181, 229, 253).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 95% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Landscape (#AEE4FF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#B5E5FD color codes

HEX	`#B5E5FD`
RGB	`rgb(181, 229, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 89.8%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 95%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 28%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 9%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.42, -10.04, -16.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.42, 19.45, 238.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.8, 72.951, 103.576)`
Decimal	`11920893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5E5FD, 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 #B5E5FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5E5FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	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 #B5E5FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5e5fd; }
.text { color: #b5e5fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5e5fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 229 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5e5fd, #b5c1fd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5E5FD?: #B5E5FD is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frozen Landscape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5E5FD?: The RGB value is 181, 229, 253: 181 red, 229 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5E5FD?: The complementary color is #FDCDB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5E5FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.