Palettes / Colors / #B5DECD

#B5DECD — Light Muted Green

#B5DECD is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #B5DECD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B5DECD is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DEB5C6; it also sits naturally between #B5DEB8 and #B5DADE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 71% · Green 87% · Blue 80%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B5DECD

.text { color: #B5DECD; }
.background { background-color: #B5DECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B5DECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(181, 222, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(155, 38%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B5DECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(181, 222, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B5DECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(181, 222, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B5DECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B5DECD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEB5C6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B5DECD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B5DECD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B5DECD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B5DECD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B5DECC  ·  #B5DECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B5DECD?

#B5DECD is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 181, 222, 205). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B5DECD?

#B5DECD is RGB 181, 222, 205 — HSL 155°, 38%, 79% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #B5DECD?

Its complement is #DEB5C6; analogous partners are #B5DEB8 and #B5DADE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B5DECD for text?

Black text on #B5DECD has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.