What color is #B9E1D6?

#B9E1D6 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 #B9E1D6?

The RGB value is 185, 225, 214: 185 red, 225 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9E1D6?

The complementary color is #E1B9C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9E1D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9E1D6 color

#B9E1D6 rgb(185, 225, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9E1D6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 88.2% green and 83.9% blue (185, 225, 214).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 40% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#B9E1D6 color codes

HEX	`#B9E1D6`
RGB	`rgb(185, 225, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 88.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 40%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 18%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 5%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.51, -15.18, 1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.51, 15.22, 176.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.067, 69.018, 73.815)`
Decimal	`12181974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9E1D6, 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 #B9E1D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9E1D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	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 #B9E1D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9e1d6; }
.text { color: #b9e1d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9e1d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 225 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9e1d6, #b9d8e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B9E1D6?: #B9E1D6 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 #B9E1D6?: The RGB value is 185, 225, 214: 185 red, 225 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9E1D6?: The complementary color is #E1B9C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9E1D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.