What color is #B9CCCE?

#B9CCCE 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 #B9CCCE?

The RGB value is 185, 204, 206: 185 red, 204 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CCCE?

The complementary color is #CEBBB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CCCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CCCE color

#B9CCCE rgb(185, 204, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9CCCE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 80% green and 80.8% blue (185, 204, 206).

Its hue angle is 186°, 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#B9CCCE color codes

HEX	`#B9CCCE`
RGB	`rgb(185, 204, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 80%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.71, -6.01, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.71, 6.8, 207.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.738, 57.955, 66.789)`
Decimal	`12176590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CCCE, 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 #B9CCCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CCCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	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 #B9CCCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9ccce; }
.text { color: #b9ccce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9ccce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 204 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9ccce, #b9c2ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9CCCE?: #B9CCCE 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 #B9CCCE?: The RGB value is 185, 204, 206: 185 red, 204 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CCCE?: The complementary color is #CEBBB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CCCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.