What color is #B9E7D5?

#B9E7D5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Fresh Breeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9E7D5?

The RGB value is 185, 231, 213: 185 red, 231 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9E7D5?

The complementary color is #E7B9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9E7D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9E7D5 color

#B9E7D5 rgb(185, 231, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9E7D5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 90.6% green and 83.5% blue (185, 231, 213).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 49% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Breeze (#BEEDDC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#B9E7D5 color codes

HEX	`#B9E7D5`
RGB	`rgb(185, 231, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 90.6%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 49%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 20%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 8%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.1, -18.38, 3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.1, 18.78, 168.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.59, 72.268, 73.695)`
Decimal	`12183509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9E7D5, 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 #B9E7D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9E7D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #B9E7D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9e7d5; }
.text { color: #b9e7d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9e7d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 231 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9e7d5, #b9e2e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B9E7D5?: #B9E7D5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Fresh Breeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9E7D5?: The RGB value is 185, 231, 213: 185 red, 231 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9E7D5?: The complementary color is #E7B9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9E7D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.