What color is #B9D5D2?

#B9D5D2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9D5D2?

The RGB value is 185, 213, 210: 185 red, 213 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9D5D2?

The complementary color is #D5B9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9D5D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9D5D2 color

#B9D5D2 rgb(185, 213, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9D5D2 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 83.5% green and 82.4% blue (185, 213, 210).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 25% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#B9D5D2 color codes

HEX	`#B9D5D2`
RGB	`rgb(185, 213, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 83.5%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 25%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.21, -9.87, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.21, 10.01, 189.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.432, 62.555, 70.114)`
Decimal	`12178898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9D5D2, 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 #B9D5D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9D5D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	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 #B9D5D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9d5d2; }
.text { color: #b9d5d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9d5d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 213 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9d5d2, #b9cad5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9D5D2?: #B9D5D2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9D5D2?: The RGB value is 185, 213, 210: 185 red, 213 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9D5D2?: The complementary color is #D5B9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9D5D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.