What color is #B9CFCC?

#B9CFCC 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 #B9CFCC?

The RGB value is 185, 207, 204: 185 red, 207 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CFCC?

The complementary color is #CFB9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CFCC color

#B9CFCC rgb(185, 207, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9CFCC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 81.2% green and 80% blue (185, 207, 204).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#B9CFCC color codes

HEX	`#B9CFCC`
RGB	`rgb(185, 207, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 81.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 19%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.46, -7.96, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.46, 8.03, 187.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.217, 59.299, 65.757)`
Decimal	`12177356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CFCC, 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 #B9CFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	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 #B9CFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9cfcc; }
.text { color: #b9cfcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9cfcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 207 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9cfcc, #b9c7cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9CFCC?: #B9CFCC 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 #B9CFCC?: The RGB value is 185, 207, 204: 185 red, 207 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CFCC?: The complementary color is #CFB9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.