What color is #B9C1CD?

#B9C1CD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C1CD?

The RGB value is 185, 193, 205: 185 red, 193 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C1CD?

The complementary color is #CDC5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C1CD color

#B9C1CD rgb(185, 193, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9C1CD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 75.7% green and 80.4% blue (185, 193, 205).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 17% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Plein Air (#B9C4D2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#B9C1CD color codes

HEX	`#B9C1CD`
RGB	`rgb(185, 193, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 75.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 17%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.79, -0.4, -6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.79, 6.97, 266.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.095, 52.861, 65.31)`
Decimal	`12173773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C1CD, 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 #B9C1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #B9C1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c1cd; }
.text { color: #b9c1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 193 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c1cd, #bbb9cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9C1CD?: #B9C1CD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C1CD?: The RGB value is 185, 193, 205: 185 red, 193 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C1CD?: The complementary color is #CDC5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.