What color is #B9E2DB?

#B9E2DB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9E2DB?

The RGB value is 185, 226, 219: 185 red, 226 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9E2DB?

The complementary color is #E2B9C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9E2DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9E2DB color

#B9E2DB rgb(185, 226, 219)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B9E2DB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 88.6% green and 85.9% blue (185, 226, 219).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 41% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#B9E2DB color codes

HEX	`#B9E2DB`
RGB	`rgb(185, 226, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 88.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 41%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 18%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.91, -14.68, -1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.91, 14.72, 183.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.987, 69.82, 77.32)`
Decimal	`12182235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9E2DB, 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 #B9E2DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9E2DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	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 #B9E2DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9e2db; }
.text { color: #b9e2db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9e2db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 226 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9e2db, #b9d5e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B9E2DB?: #B9E2DB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9E2DB?: The RGB value is 185, 226, 219: 185 red, 226 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9E2DB?: The complementary color is #E2B9C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9E2DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.