What color is #B9C9C5?

#B9C9C5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C9C5?

The RGB value is 185, 201, 197: 185 red, 201 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C9C5?

The complementary color is #C9B9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C9C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C9C5 color

#B9C9C5 rgb(185, 201, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9C9C5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 78.8% green and 77.3% blue (185, 201, 197).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#B9C9C5 color codes

HEX	`#B9C9C5`
RGB	`rgb(185, 201, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 78.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 2%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.68, -6.2, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.68, 6.2, 178.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.97, 56.118, 60.959)`
Decimal	`12175813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C9C5, 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 #B9C9C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C9C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	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 #B9C9C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c9c5; }
.text { color: #b9c9c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c9c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 201 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c9c5, #b9c5c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9C9C5?: #B9C9C5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C9C5?: The RGB value is 185, 201, 197: 185 red, 201 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C9C5?: The complementary color is #C9B9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C9C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.