What color is #B9C4CB?

#B9C4CB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Icebreaker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C4CB?

The RGB value is 185, 196, 203: 185 red, 196 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C4CB?

The complementary color is #CBC0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C4CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C4CB color

#B9C4CB rgb(185, 196, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9C4CB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 76.9% green and 79.6% blue (185, 196, 203).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Icebreaker (#B7C2CC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#B9C4CB color codes

HEX	`#B9C4CB`
RGB	`rgb(185, 196, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 76.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.52, -2.39, -4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.52, 5.36, 243.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.525, 54.105, 64.27)`
Decimal	`12174539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C4CB, 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 #B9C4CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C4CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #B9C4CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c4cb; }
.text { color: #b9c4cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c4cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 196 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c4cb, #b9bbcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B9C4CB?: #B9C4CB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Icebreaker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C4CB?: The RGB value is 185, 196, 203: 185 red, 196 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C4CB?: The complementary color is #CBC0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C4CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.