What color is #B9C8CA?

#B9C8CA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C8CA?

The RGB value is 185, 200, 202: 185 red, 200 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C8CA?

The complementary color is #CABBB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C8CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C8CA color

#B9C8CA rgb(185, 200, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9C8CA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 78.4% green and 79.2% blue (185, 200, 202).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 14% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#B9C8CA color codes

HEX	`#B9C8CA`
RGB	`rgb(185, 200, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 78.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 14%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.55, -4.7, -2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.55, 5.45, 210.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.32, 55.886, 63.949)`
Decimal	`12175562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C8CA, 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 #B9C8CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C8CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #B9C8CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c8ca; }
.text { color: #b9c8ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c8ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 200 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c8ca, #b9c0ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9C8CA?: #B9C8CA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C8CA?: The RGB value is 185, 200, 202: 185 red, 200 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C8CA?: The complementary color is #CABBB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C8CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.