What color is #B5FDF1?

#B5FDF1 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5FDF1?

The RGB value is 181, 253, 241: 181 red, 253 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5FDF1?

The complementary color is #FDB5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5FDF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5FDF1 color

#B5FDF1 rgb(181, 253, 241)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B5FDF1 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 99.2% green and 94.5% blue (181, 253, 241).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 95% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue (#ABF5ED), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

#B5FDF1 color codes

HEX	`#B5FDF1`
RGB	`rgb(181, 253, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 99.2%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 95%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 28%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 5%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.49, -24.61, -1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.49, 24.65, 183.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.053, 86.422, 96.192)`
Decimal	`11927025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5FDF1, 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 #B5FDF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5FDF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	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 #B5FDF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5fdf1; }
.text { color: #b5fdf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5fdf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 253 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5fdf1, #b5e5fd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B5FDF1?: #B5FDF1 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5FDF1?: The RGB value is 181, 253, 241: 181 red, 253 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5FDF1?: The complementary color is #FDB5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5FDF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.