What color is #B5F3FF?

#B5F3FF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Pale Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5F3FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #B5F3FF?

The complementary color is #FFC1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5F3FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5F3FF color

#B5F3FF rgb(181, 243, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B5F3FF is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 95.3% green and 100% blue (181, 243, 255).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pale Sky (#BDF6FE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.23:1).

#B5F3FF color codes

HEX	`#B5F3FF`
RGB	`rgb(181, 243, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 95.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 29%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 5%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.19, -16.66, -12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.19, 20.56, 215.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.151, 81.142, 106.607)`
Decimal	`11924479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5F3FF, 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 #B5F3FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5F3FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.23:1	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 #B5F3FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5f3ff; }
.text { color: #b5f3ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5f3ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 243 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5f3ff, #b5ceff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5F3FF?: #B5F3FF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Pale Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5F3FF?: The RGB value is 181, 243, 255: 181 red, 243 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5F3FF?: The complementary color is #FFC1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5F3FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.