What color is #B9E1CE?

#B9E1CE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9E1CE?

The RGB value is 185, 225, 206: 185 red, 225 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9E1CE?

The complementary color is #E1B9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9E1CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9E1CE color

#B9E1CE rgb(185, 225, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9E1CE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 88.2% green and 80.8% blue (185, 225, 206).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 40% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#B9E1CE color codes

HEX	`#B9E1CE`
RGB	`rgb(185, 225, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 88.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 40%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 18%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.32, -16.74, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.32, 17.47, 163.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.07, 68.619, 68.566)`
Decimal	`12181966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9E1CE, 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 #B9E1CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9E1CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	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 #B9E1CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9e1ce; }
.text { color: #b9e1ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9e1ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 225 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9e1ce, #b9e0e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #B9E1CE?: #B9E1CE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9E1CE?: The RGB value is 185, 225, 206: 185 red, 225 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9E1CE?: The complementary color is #E1B9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9E1CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.