What color is #B9DCDB?

#B9DCDB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Poolside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9DCDB?

The RGB value is 185, 220, 219: 185 red, 220 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9DCDB?

The complementary color is #DCB9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9DCDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9DCDB color

#B9DCDB rgb(185, 220, 219)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B9DCDB is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 86.3% green and 85.9% blue (185, 220, 219).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Poolside (#BEE0E2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#B9DCDB color codes

HEX	`#B9DCDB`
RGB	`rgb(185, 220, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 86.3%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.31, -11.64, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.31, 12.12, 196.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.384, 66.614, 76.786)`
Decimal	`12180699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9DCDB, 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 #B9DCDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9DCDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	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 #B9DCDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9dcdb; }
.text { color: #b9dcdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9dcdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 220 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9dcdb, #b9ccdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9DCDB?: #B9DCDB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Poolside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9DCDB?: The RGB value is 185, 220, 219: 185 red, 220 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9DCDB?: The complementary color is #DCB9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9DCDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.