What color is #B9E2E4?

#B9E2E4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color On Cloud Nine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9E2E4?

The RGB value is 185, 226, 228: 185 red, 226 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9E2E4?

The complementary color is #E4BBB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9E2E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9E2E4 color

#B9E2E4 rgb(185, 226, 228)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B9E2E4 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 88.6% green and 89.4% blue (185, 226, 228).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 44% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is On Cloud Nine (#C2E7E8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#B9E2E4 color codes

HEX	`#B9E2E4`
RGB	`rgb(185, 226, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 88.6%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 44%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 19%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 1%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.15, -12.83, -5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.15, 13.92, 202.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.204, 70.306, 83.73)`
Decimal	`12182244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9E2E4, 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 #B9E2E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9E2E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	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 #B9E2E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9e2e4; }
.text { color: #b9e2e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9e2e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 226 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9e2e4, #b9cce4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9E2E4?: #B9E2E4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color On Cloud Nine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9E2E4?: The RGB value is 185, 226, 228: 185 red, 226 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9E2E4?: The complementary color is #E4BBB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9E2E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.