What color is #B9D5DD?

#B9D5DD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9D5DD?

The RGB value is 185, 213, 221: 185 red, 213 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9D5DD?

The complementary color is #DDC1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9D5DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9D5DD color

#B9D5DD rgb(185, 213, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9D5DD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 83.5% green and 86.7% blue (185, 213, 221).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 35% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#B9D5DD color codes

HEX	`#B9D5DD`
RGB	`rgb(185, 213, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 83.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 35%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.51, -7.63, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.51, 10.4, 222.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.85, 63.122, 77.581)`
Decimal	`12178909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9D5DD, 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 #B9D5DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9D5DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #B9D5DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9d5dd; }
.text { color: #b9d5dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9d5dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 213 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9d5dd, #b9c3dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9D5DD?: #B9D5DD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9D5DD?: The RGB value is 185, 213, 221: 185 red, 213 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9D5DD?: The complementary color is #DDC1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9D5DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.