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#B5DCD8 Catch the Wave

#B5DCD8 is a very light, muted turquoise named Catch the Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 86.3% green and 84.7% blue (rgb(181, 220, 216)). Its HSL value is 174° hue, 36% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black. #B5DCD8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.19:1.

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Variations of #B5DCD8

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B5DCD8 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B5DCD8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B5DCD8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0D2D9
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7D8D8
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFD8D8
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0D2D9
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C9D5D8
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AADEDB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B1DDD9
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D4D4D4
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDD6D5

#B5DCD8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.48:1 Very poor#B5DCD8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.19:1 Super#B5DCD8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B5DCD8 in CSS

/* Catch the Wave */
.color { color: #B5DCD8; }
.background { background-color: #B5DCD8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B5DCD8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 220 216);
color: hsl(174 36% 79%);
color: oklch(0.865 0.041 188.8);

#B5DCD8 FAQ

What color is #B5DCD8?

#B5DCD8 is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Catch the Wave. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B5DCD8?

#B5DCD8 is rgb(181, 220, 216) in RGB, hsl(174, 36%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B5DCD8?

The complementary color of #B5DCD8 is #DCB5B9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B5DCD8?

Black text has the best contrast on #B5DCD8: 14.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B5DCD8 a warm or cool color?

#B5DCD8 is a cool color.