What color is #B9CBB9?

#B9CBB9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9CBB9?

The RGB value is 185, 203, 185: 185 red, 203 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CBB9?

The complementary color is #CBB9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CBB9 color

#B9CBB9 rgb(185, 203, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9CBB9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 79.6% green and 72.5% blue (185, 203, 185).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#B9CBB9 color codes

HEX	`#B9CBB9`
RGB	`rgb(185, 203, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 79.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.91, -9.47, 6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.91, 11.72, 143.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.119, 56.528, 54.16)`
Decimal	`12176313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CBB9, 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 #B9CBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #B9CBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9cbb9; }
.text { color: #b9cbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9cbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 203 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9cbb9, #b9cbc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9CBB9?: #B9CBB9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9CBB9?: The RGB value is 185, 203, 185: 185 red, 203 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CBB9?: The complementary color is #CBB9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.