Information about #B5DEDC color

#B5DEDC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B5DEDC is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 222, 220) — 71% red, 87.1% green, 86.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 1 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated cyan, #B5DEDC floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dreamer’s Sky (#ADDED9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pale Light Grayish Turquoise (#B8E7DC) and Ice Cold (#AFE3D6).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(181, 222, 220)), which gives #B5DEDC its character. If you plan to put text on a #B5DEDC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B5DEDC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B5DEDC color variations

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

#B5DEDC 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 #B5DEDC

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#B5DEDC
  • RGB181, 222, 220
  • CMYK16, 0, 1, 13
  • CSSrgb(181, 222, 220)
  • HSL177°, 38%, 79%
  • HSL Precise177.073°, 38.318%, 79.02%
  • HSV177°, 18%, 87%
  • HSB177°, 18%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.871, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.871, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.871, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5DEDC
  • DECIMAL ID11919068
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01