What color is #B9CEC2?

#B9CEC2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9CEC2?

The RGB value is 185, 206, 194: 185 red, 206 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CEC2?

The complementary color is #CEB9C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CEC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CEC2 color

#B9CEC2 rgb(185, 206, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9CEC2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 80.8% green and 76.1% blue (185, 206, 194).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#B9CEC2 color codes

HEX	`#B9CEC2`
RGB	`rgb(185, 206, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 80.8%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.93, -9.37, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.93, 10.02, 159.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.814, 58.351, 59.562)`
Decimal	`12177090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CEC2, 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 #B9CEC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CEC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #B9CEC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9cec2; }
.text { color: #b9cec2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9cec2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 206 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9cec2, #b9cecc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9CEC2?: #B9CEC2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9CEC2?: The RGB value is 185, 206, 194: 185 red, 206 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CEC2?: The complementary color is #CEB9C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CEC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.