What color is #B9D1BE?

#B9D1BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9D1BE?

The RGB value is 185, 209, 190: 185 red, 209 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9D1BE?

The complementary color is #D1B9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9D1BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9D1BE color

#B9D1BE rgb(185, 209, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9D1BE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 82% green and 74.5% blue (185, 209, 190).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 21% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#B9D1BE color codes

HEX	`#B9D1BE`
RGB	`rgb(185, 209, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 82%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 21%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.64, -11.65, 6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.64, 13.45, 150.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.1, 59.632, 57.47)`
Decimal	`12177854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9D1BE, 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 #B9D1BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9D1BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #B9D1BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9d1be; }
.text { color: #b9d1be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9d1be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 209 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9d1be, #b9d1ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9D1BE?: #B9D1BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9D1BE?: The RGB value is 185, 209, 190: 185 red, 209 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9D1BE?: The complementary color is #D1B9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9D1BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.