What color is #B9D1CE?

#B9D1CE 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 #B9D1CE?

The RGB value is 185, 209, 206: 185 red, 209 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9D1CE?

The complementary color is #D1B9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9D1CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9D1CE color

#B9D1CE rgb(185, 209, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9D1CE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 82% green and 80.8% blue (185, 209, 206).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 21% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#B9D1CE color codes

HEX	`#B9D1CE`
RGB	`rgb(185, 209, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 82%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 21%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.04, -8.6, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.04, 8.69, 188.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.946, 60.37, 67.191)`
Decimal	`12177870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9D1CE, 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 #B9D1CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9D1CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	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 #B9D1CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9d1ce; }
.text { color: #b9d1ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9d1ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 209 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9d1ce, #b9c8d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9D1CE?: #B9D1CE 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 #B9D1CE?: The RGB value is 185, 209, 206: 185 red, 209 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9D1CE?: The complementary color is #D1B9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9D1CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.