Close to Pale Turquoise
#B5DFD1
#B5DFD1 is a light, muted green, close to the color Pale Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 71% red, 87.5% green, and 82% blue. Its hue is 160°, with 40% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B5DFD1.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B5DFD1 as they’d see it.
#B5DFD1 in use
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Questions about #B5DFD1
What color is #B5DFD1?
#B5DFD1 is a light, muted green, close to the color Pale Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 71% red, 87.5% green, and 82% blue. Its hue is 160°, with 40% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B5DFD1 in RGB?
#B5DFD1 is rgb(181, 223, 209): 181 red, 223 green, and 209 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B5DFD1 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(19, 0, 6, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B5DFD1?
PANTONE 317 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B5DFD1?
Its complement #F4CBD9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.