What color is #B9CEEB?

#B9CEEB is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9CEEB?

The RGB value is 185, 206, 235: 185 red, 206 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CEEB?

The complementary color is #EBD6B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CEEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CEEB color

#B9CEEB rgb(185, 206, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B9CEEB is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 80.8% green and 92.2% blue (185, 206, 235).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 56% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Maritime (#BDCFEA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#B9CEEB color codes

HEX	`#B9CEEB`
RGB	`rgb(185, 206, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 80.8%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 56%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 21%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.08, -0.96, -16.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.08, 16.68, 266.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.07, 60.454, 87.243)`
Decimal	`12177131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CEEB, 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 #B9CEEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CEEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	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 #B9CEEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9ceeb; }
.text { color: #b9ceeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9ceeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 206 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9ceeb, #bdb9eb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B9CEEB?: #B9CEEB is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9CEEB?: The RGB value is 185, 206, 235: 185 red, 206 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CEEB?: The complementary color is #EBD6B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CEEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.