#b5dcd8

Color #b5dcd8

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 5.87 Nearest Tailwind class teal-100 #cbfbf1 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5dcd8

RGB

rgb(181, 220, 216)

HSL

hsl(173.8, 35.8%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(173.8, 17.7%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.7%, 0%, 1.8%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(84.98, -13.51, -2.28)

LCH

lch(84.98, 13.7, 189.58)

OKLCH

oklch(86.5%, 0.0413, 188.78)

HWB

hwb(173.8, 71%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcb5b9

Analogous

#b5dcc4

#b5dcd8

#b5ccdc

Triadic

#b5dcd8

#d8b5dc

#dcd8b5

Split-complementary

#b5dcd8

#dcb5cc

#dcc4b5

Tetradic

#b5dcd8

#b5b9dc

#dcb5b9

#dcd8b5

Square

#b5dcd8

#c4b5dc

#dcb5b9

#ccdcb5

Shades

Color #b5dcd8 mixed toward black.

#88c7c0

#5ab1a8

#408881

#2b5b56

#152d2b

Tints

Color #b5dcd8 mixed toward white.

#c1e2de

#cee8e5

#daedeb

#e6f3f2

#f3f9f8

Tones

Color #b5dcd8 mixed toward gray.

#b8d9d5

#bbd5d3

#bfd2d0

#c2cfce

#c5cccb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7d9 · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#c5c2d9 · ΔE 21.5

Tritanopia

#b7dada · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 13.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5dcd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5dcd8]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b5dcd8 (#b5dcd8) is rgb(181, 220, 216) in RGB.

No, #b5dcd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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