What color is #B9CEF1?

#B9CEF1 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9CEF1?

The RGB value is 185, 206, 241: 185 red, 206 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CEF1?

The complementary color is #F1DCB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CEF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CEF1 color

#B9CEF1 rgb(185, 206, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B9CEF1 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 80.8% green and 94.5% blue (185, 206, 241).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 67% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#B9CEF1 color codes

HEX	`#B9CEF1`
RGB	`rgb(185, 206, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 80.8%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 67%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 23%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 15%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.27, 0.38, -19.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.27, 19.56, 271.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.952, 60.806, 91.885)`
Decimal	`12177137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CEF1, 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 #B9CEF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CEF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #B9CEF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9cef1; }
.text { color: #b9cef1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9cef1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 206 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9cef1, #c0b9f1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B9CEF1?: #B9CEF1 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9CEF1?: The RGB value is 185, 206, 241: 185 red, 206 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CEF1?: The complementary color is #F1DCB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CEF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.