What color is #B9D8CF?

#B9D8CF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9D8CF?

The RGB value is 185, 216, 207: 185 red, 216 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9D8CF?

The complementary color is #D8B9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9D8CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9D8CF color

#B9D8CF rgb(185, 216, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9D8CF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 84.7% green and 81.2% blue (185, 216, 207).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#B9D8CF color codes

HEX	`#B9D8CF`
RGB	`rgb(185, 216, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 84.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 4%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.93, -12, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.93, 12.05, 175.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.823, 63.93, 68.418)`
Decimal	`12179663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9D8CF, 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 #B9D8CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9D8CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	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 #B9D8CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9d8cf; }
.text { color: #b9d8cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9d8cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 216 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9d8cf, #b9d1d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9D8CF?: #B9D8CF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9D8CF?: The RGB value is 185, 216, 207: 185 red, 216 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9D8CF?: The complementary color is #D8B9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9D8CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.