What color is #B9C5CE?

#B9C5CE 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 #B9C5CE?

The RGB value is 185, 197, 206: 185 red, 197 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C5CE?

The complementary color is #CEC2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C5CE color

#B9C5CE rgb(185, 197, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9C5CE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 77.3% green and 80.8% blue (185, 197, 206).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Icebreaker (#B7C2CC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#B9C5CE color codes

HEX	`#B9C5CE`
RGB	`rgb(185, 197, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 77.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.87, -2.32, -5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.87, 6.34, 248.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.112, 54.702, 66.246)`
Decimal	`12174798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C5CE, 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 #B9C5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	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 #B9C5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c5ce; }
.text { color: #b9c5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 197 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c5ce, #b9bbce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B9C5CE?: #B9C5CE 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 #B9C5CE?: The RGB value is 185, 197, 206: 185 red, 197 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C5CE?: The complementary color is #CEC2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.