What color is #B9D2CC?

#B9D2CC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9D2CC?

The RGB value is 185, 210, 204: 185 red, 210 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9D2CC?

The complementary color is #D2B9BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9D2CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9D2CC color

#B9D2CC rgb(185, 210, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9D2CC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 82.4% green and 80% blue (185, 210, 204).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 22% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#B9D2CC color codes

HEX	`#B9D2CC`
RGB	`rgb(185, 210, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 82.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 22%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.25, -9.51, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.25, 9.51, 179.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.951, 60.766, 66.002)`
Decimal	`12178124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9D2CC, 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 #B9D2CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9D2CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #B9D2CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9d2cc; }
.text { color: #b9d2cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9d2cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 210 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9d2cc, #b9cbd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9D2CC?: #B9D2CC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9D2CC?: The RGB value is 185, 210, 204: 185 red, 210 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9D2CC?: The complementary color is #D2B9BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9D2CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.