What color is #B9C7DC?

#B9C7DC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C7DC?

The RGB value is 185, 199, 220: 185 red, 199 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C7DC?

The complementary color is #DCCEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C7DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C7DC color

#B9C7DC rgb(185, 199, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9C7DC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 78% green and 86.3% blue (185, 199, 220).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Misty Mountains (#C0D0E6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#B9C7DC color codes

HEX	`#B9C7DC`
RGB	`rgb(185, 199, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 78%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.8, -0.49, -12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.8, 12.06, 267.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.346, 56.327, 75.758)`
Decimal	`12175324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C7DC, 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 #B9C7DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C7DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	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 #B9C7DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c7dc; }
.text { color: #b9c7dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c7dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 199 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c7dc, #bdb9dc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B9C7DC?: #B9C7DC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C7DC?: The RGB value is 185, 199, 220: 185 red, 199 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C7DC?: The complementary color is #DCCEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C7DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.