What color is #B9D9D8?

#B9D9D8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Poolside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9D9D8?

The RGB value is 185, 217, 216: 185 red, 217 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9D9D8?

The complementary color is #D9B9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9D9D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9D9D8 color

#B9D9D8 rgb(185, 217, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9D9D8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 85.1% green and 84.7% blue (185, 217, 216).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Poolside (#BEE0E2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#B9D9D8 color codes

HEX	`#B9D9D8`
RGB	`rgb(185, 217, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 85.1%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.43, -10.72, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.43, 11.15, 195.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.212, 64.896, 74.464)`
Decimal	`12179928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9D9D8, 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 #B9D9D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9D9D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #B9D9D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9d9d8; }
.text { color: #b9d9d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9d9d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 217 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9d9d8, #b9cad9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9D9D8?: #B9D9D8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Poolside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9D9D8?: The RGB value is 185, 217, 216: 185 red, 217 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9D9D8?: The complementary color is #D9B9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9D9D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.