What color is #B9C9CF?

#B9C9CF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C9CF?

The RGB value is 185, 201, 207: 185 red, 201 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C9CF?

The complementary color is #CFBFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C9CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C9CF color

#B9C9CF rgb(185, 201, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9C9CF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 78.8% green and 81.2% blue (185, 201, 207).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#B9C9CF color codes

HEX	`#B9C9CF`
RGB	`rgb(185, 201, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 78.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 19%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.95, -4.23, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.95, 6.43, 228.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.154, 56.592, 67.195)`
Decimal	`12175823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C9CF, 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 #B9C9CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C9CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #B9C9CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c9cf; }
.text { color: #b9c9cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c9cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 201 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c9cf, #b9becf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9C9CF?: #B9C9CF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C9CF?: The RGB value is 185, 201, 207: 185 red, 201 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C9CF?: The complementary color is #CFBFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C9CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.