What color is #B9D6D0?

#B9D6D0 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 #B9D6D0?

The RGB value is 185, 214, 208: 185 red, 214 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9D6D0?

The complementary color is #D6B9BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9D6D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9D6D0 color

#B9D6D0 rgb(185, 214, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9D6D0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 83.9% green and 81.6% blue (185, 214, 208).

Its hue angle is 168°, 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 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#B9D6D0 color codes

HEX	`#B9D6D0`
RGB	`rgb(185, 214, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 83.9%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 26%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.42, -10.78, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.42, 10.79, 181.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.437, 62.96, 68.894)`
Decimal	`12179152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9D6D0, 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 #B9D6D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9D6D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #B9D6D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9d6d0; }
.text { color: #b9d6d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9d6d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 214 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9d6d0, #b9cdd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9D6D0?: #B9D6D0 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 #B9D6D0?: The RGB value is 185, 214, 208: 185 red, 214 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9D6D0?: The complementary color is #D6B9BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9D6D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.