What color is #B9CDD4?

#B9CDD4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Skinny Dippin’. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9CDD4?

The RGB value is 185, 205, 212: 185 red, 205 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CDD4?

The complementary color is #D4C0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CDD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CDD4 color

#B9CDD4 rgb(185, 205, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9CDD4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 80.4% green and 83.1% blue (185, 205, 212).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Skinny Dippin’ (#C3D7E0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#B9CDD4 color codes

HEX	`#B9CDD4`
RGB	`rgb(185, 205, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 80.4%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 13%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.14, -5.32, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.14, 7.85, 227.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.72, 58.729, 70.78)`
Decimal	`12176852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CDD4, 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 #B9CDD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CDD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	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 #B9CDD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9cdd4; }
.text { color: #b9cdd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9cdd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 205 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9cdd4, #b9c0d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9CDD4?: #B9CDD4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Skinny Dippin’. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9CDD4?: The RGB value is 185, 205, 212: 185 red, 205 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CDD4?: The complementary color is #D4C0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CDD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.