What color is #B9E7EB?

#B9E7EB is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Tip of the Iceberg. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9E7EB?

The RGB value is 185, 231, 235: 185 red, 231 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9E7EB?

The complementary color is #EBBDB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9E7EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9E7EB color

#B9E7EB rgb(185, 231, 235)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B9E7EB is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 90.6% green and 92.2% blue (185, 231, 235).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 56% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Tip of the Iceberg (#BBE4EA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.69:1).

#B9E7EB color codes

HEX	`#B9E7EB`
RGB	`rgb(185, 231, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 90.6%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 56%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 21%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.67, -13.88, -6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.67, 15.47, 206.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.575, 73.462, 89.411)`
Decimal	`12183531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9E7EB, 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 #B9E7EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9E7EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.69:1	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 #B9E7EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9e7eb; }
.text { color: #b9e7eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9e7eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 231 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9e7eb, #b9ceeb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B9E7EB?: #B9E7EB is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Tip of the Iceberg. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9E7EB?: The RGB value is 185, 231, 235: 185 red, 231 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9E7EB?: The complementary color is #EBBDB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9E7EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.