What color is #B9CBC9?

#B9CBC9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9CBC9?

The RGB value is 185, 203, 201: 185 red, 203 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CBC9?

The complementary color is #CBB9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CBC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CBC9 color

#B9CBC9 rgb(185, 203, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9CBC9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 79.6% green and 78.8% blue (185, 203, 201).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#B9CBC9 color codes

HEX	`#B9CBC9`
RGB	`rgb(185, 203, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 79.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.32, -6.47, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.32, 6.56, 189.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.904, 57.242, 63.561)`
Decimal	`12176329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CBC9, 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 #B9CBC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CBC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #B9CBC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9cbc9; }
.text { color: #b9cbc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9cbc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 203 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9cbc9, #b9c4cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9CBC9?: #B9CBC9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9CBC9?: The RGB value is 185, 203, 201: 185 red, 203 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CBC9?: The complementary color is #CBB9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CBC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.