What color is #B9D6CF?

#B9D6CF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9D6CF?

The RGB value is 185, 214, 207: 185 red, 214 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9D6CF?

The complementary color is #D6B9C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9D6CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9D6CF color

#B9D6CF rgb(185, 214, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9D6CF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 83.9% green and 81.2% blue (185, 214, 207).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 26% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#B9D6CF color codes

HEX	`#B9D6CF`
RGB	`rgb(185, 214, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 83.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 26%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.4, -10.98, 0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.4, 10.98, 178.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.314, 62.911, 68.248)`
Decimal	`12179151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9D6CF, 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 #B9D6CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9D6CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	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 #B9D6CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9d6cf; }
.text { color: #b9d6cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9d6cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 214 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9d6cf, #b9cfd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9D6CF?: #B9D6CF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9D6CF?: The RGB value is 185, 214, 207: 185 red, 214 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9D6CF?: The complementary color is #D6B9C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9D6CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.