What color is #B9CECB?

#B9CECB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9CECB?

The RGB value is 185, 206, 203: 185 red, 206 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CECB?

The complementary color is #CEB9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CECB?

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.

#B9CECB color

#B9CECB rgb(185, 206, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9CECB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 80.8% green and 79.6% blue (185, 206, 203).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B9CECB color codes

HEX	`#B9CECB`
RGB	`rgb(185, 206, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 80.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.16, -7.64, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.16, 7.69, 186.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.856, 58.768, 65.047)`
Decimal	`12177099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CECB, 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 #B9CECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CECB 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 #B9CECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9cecb; }
.text { color: #b9cecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9cecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 206 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9cecb, #b9c7ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9CECB?: #B9CECB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9CECB?: The RGB value is 185, 206, 203: 185 red, 206 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CECB?: The complementary color is #CEB9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CECB?: 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.