What color is #B9E8FF?

#B9E8FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frozen Landscape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9E8FF?

The RGB value is 185, 232, 255: 185 red, 232 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9E8FF?

The complementary color is #FFD0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9E8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9E8FF color

#B9E8FF rgb(185, 232, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B9E8FF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 91% green and 100% blue (185, 232, 255).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Landscape (#AEE4FF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

#B9E8FF color codes

HEX	`#B9E8FF`
RGB	`rgb(185, 232, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 91%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 9%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.51, -9.99, -16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.51, 18.9, 238.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.909, 75.245, 105.587)`
Decimal	`12183807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9E8FF, 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 #B9E8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9E8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	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 #B9E8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9e8ff; }
.text { color: #b9e8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9e8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 232 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9e8ff, #b9c5ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9E8FF?: #B9E8FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frozen Landscape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9E8FF?: The RGB value is 185, 232, 255: 185 red, 232 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9E8FF?: The complementary color is #FFD0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9E8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.