What color is #B9D0D3?

#B9D0D3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9D0D3?

The RGB value is 185, 208, 211: 185 red, 208 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9D0D3?

The complementary color is #D3BCB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9D0D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9D0D3 color

#B9D0D3 rgb(185, 208, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9D0D3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 81.6% green and 82.7% blue (185, 208, 211).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#B9D0D3 color codes

HEX	`#B9D0D3`
RGB	`rgb(185, 208, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 81.6%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.91, -7.09, -4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.91, 8.19, 210.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.318, 60.128, 70.359)`
Decimal	`12177619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9D0D3, 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 #B9D0D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9D0D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #B9D0D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9d0d3; }
.text { color: #b9d0d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9d0d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 208 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9d0d3, #b9c3d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9D0D3?: #B9D0D3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9D0D3?: The RGB value is 185, 208, 211: 185 red, 208 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9D0D3?: The complementary color is #D3BCB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9D0D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.