What color is #B9DED9?

#B9DED9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9DED9?

The RGB value is 185, 222, 217: 185 red, 222 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9DED9?

The complementary color is #DEB9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9DED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9DED9 color

#B9DED9 rgb(185, 222, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B9DED9 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 87.1% green and 85.1% blue (185, 222, 217).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 36% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#B9DED9 color codes

HEX	`#B9DED9`
RGB	`rgb(185, 222, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 87.1%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 36%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.79, -13.07, -1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.79, 13.16, 186.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.65, 67.565, 75.583)`
Decimal	`12181209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9DED9, 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 #B9DED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9DED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #B9DED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9ded9; }
.text { color: #b9ded9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9ded9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 222 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9ded9, #b9d1de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9DED9?: #B9DED9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9DED9?: The RGB value is 185, 222, 217: 185 red, 222 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9DED9?: The complementary color is #DEB9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9DED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.