What color is #B9C3D8?

#B9C3D8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C3D8?

The RGB value is 185, 195, 216: 185 red, 195 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C3D8?

The complementary color is #D8CEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C3D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C3D8 color

#B9C3D8 rgb(185, 195, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9C3D8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 76.5% green and 84.7% blue (185, 195, 216).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#B9C3D8 color codes

HEX	`#B9C3D8`
RGB	`rgb(185, 195, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 76.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 10%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.64, 0.8, -11.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.64, 11.66, 273.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.915, 54.302, 72.699)`
Decimal	`12174296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C3D8, 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 #B9C3D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C3D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #B9C3D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c3d8; }
.text { color: #b9c3d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c3d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 195 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c3d8, #beb9d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9C3D8?: #B9C3D8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C3D8?: The RGB value is 185, 195, 216: 185 red, 195 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C3D8?: The complementary color is #D8CEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C3D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.