Cruise Color
Cruise is a cyan color with hex code #B5ECDF. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with cruise, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Cruise Color Values
What Does Cruise Mean?
Cruise belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. As a lighter shade, Cruise reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Cruise is classified as a green (nearest centroid: very pale green, #C7E6D7).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Cruise
Cruise and #ECB6C3 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #B6ECC4 and #B6DEEC, which sit beside cruise on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair cruise with triadic partners #E0B6EC and #ECE0B6. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Ice Cold —
#B1F4E7(Delta E 4) - Mint Tulip —
#C4F4EB(Delta E 5) - Water Leaf —
#A1E9DE(Delta E 5) - Duck Egg Blue —
#C3FBF4(Delta E 6) - PaleTurquoise —
#AFEEEE(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #B5ECDF; }
.background { background-color: #B5ECDF; }
.border { border: 2px solid #B5ECDF; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #B5ECDF40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for cruise?
Cruise has the hex code #B5ECDF. In RGB notation it is rgb(181, 236, 223), in HSL it is hsl(166, 59%, 82%), and its OKLCH value is 0.902, 0.059, 178.8.
What does the color cruise mean?
Cyan-family colors like cruise carry distinct psychological associations. Cruise belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. As a lighter shade, Cruise reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with cruise?
Cruise has three easy routes: its complement #ECB6C3 for punch, its neighbors #B6ECC4 and #B6DEEC for something calmer, or triadic partners #E0B6EC and #ECE0B6 when you want energy.
Is cruise a standard web color?
No — Cruise is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #B5ECDF or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make cruise lighter or darker?
To lighten cruise, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F3FCFA (lightest tint) to #0F392F (darkest shade).
About Cruise
Cruise is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #B5ECDF to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.