What color is #B9C5BC?

#B9C5BC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C5BC?

The RGB value is 185, 197, 188: 185 red, 197 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C5BC?

The complementary color is #C5B9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C5BC color

#B9C5BC rgb(185, 197, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9C5BC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 77.3% green and 73.7% blue (185, 197, 188).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#B9C5BC color codes

HEX	`#B9C5BC`
RGB	`rgb(185, 197, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 77.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 6%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.39, -5.8, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.39, 6.57, 151.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.049, 53.877, 55.382)`
Decimal	`12174780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C5BC, 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 #B9C5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #B9C5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c5bc; }
.text { color: #b9c5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 197 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c5bc, #b9c5c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9C5BC?: #B9C5BC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C5BC?: The RGB value is 185, 197, 188: 185 red, 197 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C5BC?: The complementary color is #C5B9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.