#B5E8DC Color

#B5E8DC is rgb(181, 232, 220) in RGB, hsl(166, 53%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 5%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B5E8DC

HEX#B5E8DC

RGBrgb(181, 232, 220)

HSLhsl(166, 53%, 81%)

HSVhsv(166, 22%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 5%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.055 179)

LABlab(88.19% -18.80 0.21)

LCHlch(88.19% 18.80 179.36)

What #B5E8DC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B5E8DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 7.37 Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 8.32 Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 9.23 Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 9.57 Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.51 Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 11.54

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#B5E8DC Channel Values

How #B5E8DC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 181 · G 232 · B 220	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 166° · S 53% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 166° · S 22% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 22% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.35:1 vs white · 15.54:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B5E8DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B5E8DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B5E8DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #B5E8DC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #B5E8DC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B5E8DC

Protanopia#E0E0DC

Protanomaly#D0E3DC

Deuteranopia#D9D9DD

Deuteranomaly#CCDFDD

Tritanopia#B7E7E7

Tritanomaly#B6E7E2

Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

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Using #B5E8DC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b5e8dc: #B5E8DC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B5E8DC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b5e8dc': '#B5E8DC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.910, blue: 0.863)

Android XML<color name="color_b5e8dc">#B5E8DC</color>

SVG fillfill="#B5E8DC"

More Green Colors

#B5E8DC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#B5E8DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B5E8DC?

#B5E8DC is a lightest green — rgb(181, 232, 220) in RGB and hsl(166, 53%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.37.

What is the RGB value of #B5E8DC?

#B5E8DC is rgb(181, 232, 220) — red 181, green 232, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B5E8DC?

#B5E8DC converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 5%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B5E8DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B5E8DC scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B5E8DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B5E8DC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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