What color is #B9BBCC?

#B9BBCC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BBCC?

The RGB value is 185, 187, 204: 185 red, 187 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BBCC?

The complementary color is #CCCAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BBCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BBCC color

#B9BBCC rgb(185, 187, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9BBCC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 73.3% green and 80% blue (185, 187, 204).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 16% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#B9BBCC color codes

HEX	`#B9BBCC`
RGB	`rgb(185, 187, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 73.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 16%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.2, 2.61, -8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.2, 9.16, 286.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.675, 50.214, 64.243)`
Decimal	`12172236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BBCC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B9BBCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BBCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B9BBCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bbcc; }
.text { color: #b9bbcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bbcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 187 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bbcc, #c1b9cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9BBCC?: #B9BBCC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BBCC?: The RGB value is 185, 187, 204: 185 red, 187 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BBCC?: The complementary color is #CCCAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BBCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.