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#B5EFEA closest to Water Leaf

#B5EFEA is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Water Leaf. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 93.7% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(181, 239, 234)). Its HSL value is 175° hue, 64% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. #B5EFEA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.50:1.

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Variations of #B5EFEA

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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#B5EFEA 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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#B5EFEA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B5EFEA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DDE0EB
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E8E9EA
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCEAEA
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDE0EB
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D3E6EB
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A3F2ED
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AEF0EC
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9E7E5

#B5EFEA contrast checker

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1.27:1 Very poor#B5EFEA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.50:1 Super#B5EFEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B5EFEA in CSS

/* Water Leaf */
.color { color: #B5EFEA; }
.background { background-color: #B5EFEA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B5EFEA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 239 234);
color: hsl(175 64% 82%);
color: oklch(0.911 0.059 189.6);

#B5EFEA FAQ

What color is #B5EFEA?

#B5EFEA is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Water Leaf. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B5EFEA?

#B5EFEA is rgb(181, 239, 234) in RGB, hsl(175, 64%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B5EFEA?

The complementary color of #B5EFEA is #EFB5BA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B5EFEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #B5EFEA: 16.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B5EFEA a warm or cool color?

#B5EFEA is a cool color.