What color is #B5F2F3?

#B5F2F3 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 #B5F2F3?

The RGB value is 181, 242, 243: 181 red, 242 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5F2F3?

The complementary color is #F3B6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5F2F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5F2F3 color

#B5F2F3 rgb(181, 242, 243)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B5F2F3 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 94.9% green and 95.3% blue (181, 242, 243).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 72% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.96:1).

#B5F2F3 color codes

HEX	`#B5F2F3`
RGB	`rgb(181, 242, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 94.9%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 72%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 26%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.59, -18.82, -6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.59, 19.98, 199.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.981, 79.796, 96.65)`
Decimal	`11924211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5F2F3, 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 #B5F2F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5F2F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.96:1	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 #B5F2F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5f2f3; }
.text { color: #b5f2f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5f2f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 242 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5f2f3, #b5d3f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5F2F3?: #B5F2F3 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 #B5F2F3?: The RGB value is 181, 242, 243: 181 red, 242 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5F2F3?: The complementary color is #F3B6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5F2F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.