What color is #B9DAD9?

#B9DAD9 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 #B9DAD9?

The RGB value is 185, 218, 217: 185 red, 218 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9DAD9?

The complementary color is #DAB9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9DAD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9DAD9 color

#B9DAD9 rgb(185, 218, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9DAD9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 85.5% green and 85.1% blue (185, 218, 217).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 31% 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#B9DAD9 color codes

HEX	`#B9DAD9`
RGB	`rgb(185, 218, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 85.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 31%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.72, -11.03, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.72, 11.47, 195.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.6, 65.465, 75.233)`
Decimal	`12180185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9DAD9, 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 #B9DAD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9DAD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	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 #B9DAD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9dad9; }
.text { color: #b9dad9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9dad9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 218 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9dad9, #b9cada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9DAD9?: #B9DAD9 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 #B9DAD9?: The RGB value is 185, 218, 217: 185 red, 218 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9DAD9?: The complementary color is #DAB9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9DAD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.