Information about #B1E5E5 color

#B1E5E5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B1E5E5 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(177, 229, 229) — 69.4% red, 89.8% green, 89.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 0 / 0 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B1E5E5 reads as a clearly saturated aqua cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Powder Blue (#B0E0E6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Light Grayish Cyan (#B8E7E7) and Starlight Blue (#B0EEE5).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(177, 229, 229)), which gives #B1E5E5 its character. If you plan to put text on a #B1E5E5 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. No one has named #B1E5E5 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B1E5E5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B1E5E5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B1E5E5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1E5E5
  • RGB177, 229, 229
  • CMYK20, 0, 0, 10
  • CSSrgb(177, 229, 229)
  • HSL180°, 50%, 80%
  • HSL Precise180°, 50%, 79.608%
  • HSV180°, 23%, 90%
  • HSB180°, 23%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.898, 0.898)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.898, 0.898, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.898, 0.898)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB89.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB1E5E5
  • DECIMAL ID11658725
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01