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#B5FDCD Color

#B5FDCD is rgb(181, 253, 205) in RGB, hsl(140, 95%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 19%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B5FDCD
HEX#B5FDCD
RGBrgb(181, 253, 205)
HSLhsl(140, 95%, 85%)
HSVhsv(140, 28%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 19%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(93.4% 0.097 154.9)
LABlab(93.62% -30.29 15.60)
LCHlch(93.62% 34.07 152.74)

What #B5FDCD 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 #B5FDCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B5FDCD Channel Values

How #B5FDCD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 181 · G 253 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 95% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 28% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.17:1 vs white · 17.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B5FDCD 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 text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B5FDCD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B5FDCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B5FDCD; 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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Tints & Shades of #B5FDCD

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B5FDCD.

How #B5FDCD 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#B5FDCD
Protanopia#F3F3CD
Protanomaly#DDF7CD
Deuteranopia#E8E8CF
Deuteranomaly#D6F1CE
Tritanopia#BDF8F8
Tritanomaly#BAFAE8
Achromatopsia#EDEDED

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B5FDCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b5fdcd: #B5FDCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B5FDCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b5fdcd': '#B5FDCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.992, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_b5fdcd">#B5FDCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B5FDCD"

More Green Colors

#B5FDCD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B5FDCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B5FDCD?

#B5FDCD is a lightest green — rgb(181, 253, 205) in RGB and hsl(140, 95%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #B5FDCD?

#B5FDCD is rgb(181, 253, 205) — red 181, green 253, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B5FDCD?

#B5FDCD converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 19%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B5FDCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B5FDCD scores 1.17:1 against white and 17.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B5FDCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B5FDCD 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 16.02, which is visibly different.

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