What color is #B5EEEA?

#B5EEEA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5EEEA?

The RGB value is 181, 238, 234: 181 red, 238 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5EEEA?

The complementary color is #EEB5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5EEEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5EEEA color

#B5EEEA rgb(181, 238, 234)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B5EEEA is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 93.3% green and 91.8% blue (181, 238, 234).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 63% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.38:1).

#B5EEEA color codes

HEX	`#B5EEEA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 238, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 93.3%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 63%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 24%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.28, -18.77, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.28, 19.18, 191.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.477, 76.911, 89.274)`
Decimal	`11923178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5EEEA, 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 #B5EEEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5EEEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.38:1	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 #B5EEEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5eeea; }
.text { color: #b5eeea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5eeea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 238 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5eeea, #b5d5ee); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5EEEA?: #B5EEEA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5EEEA?: The RGB value is 181, 238, 234: 181 red, 238 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5EEEA?: The complementary color is #EEB5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5EEEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.