What color is #B9CDBB?

#B9CDBB 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 #B9CDBB?

The RGB value is 185, 205, 187: 185 red, 205 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CDBB?

The complementary color is #CDB9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CDBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CDBB color

#B9CDBB rgb(185, 205, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9CDBB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 80.4% green and 73.3% blue (185, 205, 187).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 17% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

#B9CDBB color codes

HEX	`#B9CDBB`
RGB	`rgb(185, 205, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 80.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 17%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.5, -10.14, 6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.5, 12.14, 146.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.807, 57.564, 55.438)`
Decimal	`12176827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CDBB, 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 #B9CDBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CDBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	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 #B9CDBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9cdbb; }
.text { color: #b9cdbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9cdbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 205 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9cdbb, #b9cdc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9CDBB?: #B9CDBB 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 #B9CDBB?: The RGB value is 185, 205, 187: 185 red, 205 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CDBB?: The complementary color is #CDB9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CDBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.