What color is #B9C5D8?

#B9C5D8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C5D8?

The RGB value is 185, 197, 216: 185 red, 197 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C5D8?

The complementary color is #D8CCB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C5D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C5D8 color

#B9C5D8 rgb(185, 197, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9C5D8 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 77.3% green and 84.7% blue (185, 197, 216).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Plein Air (#B9C4D2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#B9C5D8 color codes

HEX	`#B9C5D8`
RGB	`rgb(185, 197, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 77.3%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.16, -0.27, -10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.16, 10.86, 268.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.366, 55.204, 72.849)`
Decimal	`12174808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C5D8, 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 #B9C5D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C5D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #B9C5D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c5d8; }
.text { color: #b9c5d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c5d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 197 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c5d8, #bcb9d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9C5D8?: #B9C5D8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C5D8?: The RGB value is 185, 197, 216: 185 red, 197 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C5D8?: The complementary color is #D8CCB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C5D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.