What color is #B9CBCE?

#B9CBCE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9CBCE?

The RGB value is 185, 203, 206: 185 red, 203 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CBCE?

The complementary color is #CEBCB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CBCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CBCE color

#B9CBCE rgb(185, 203, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9CBCE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 79.6% green and 80.8% blue (185, 203, 206).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#B9CBCE color codes

HEX	`#B9CBCE`
RGB	`rgb(185, 203, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 79.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.45, -5.48, -3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.45, 6.54, 213.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.502, 57.482, 66.71)`
Decimal	`12176334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CBCE, 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 #B9CBCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CBCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #B9CBCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9cbce; }
.text { color: #b9cbce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9cbce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 203 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9cbce, #b9c0ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9CBCE?: #B9CBCE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9CBCE?: The RGB value is 185, 203, 206: 185 red, 203 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CBCE?: The complementary color is #CEBCB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CBCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.