What color is #B9CBE0?

#B9CBE0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9CBE0?

The RGB value is 185, 203, 224: 185 red, 203 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CBE0?

The complementary color is #E0CEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CBE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CBE0 color

#B9CBE0 rgb(185, 203, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9CBE0 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 79.6% green and 87.8% blue (185, 203, 224).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 39% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Misty Mountains (#C0D0E6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#B9CBE0 color codes

HEX	`#B9CBE0`
RGB	`rgb(185, 203, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 79.6%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 39%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 9%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.96, -1.76, -12.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.96, 12.58, 261.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.815, 58.407, 78.892)`
Decimal	`12176352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CBE0, 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 #B9CBE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CBE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	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 #B9CBE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9cbe0; }
.text { color: #b9cbe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9cbe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 203 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9cbe0, #bbb9e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9CBE0?: #B9CBE0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9CBE0?: The RGB value is 185, 203, 224: 185 red, 203 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CBE0?: The complementary color is #E0CEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CBE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.