What color is #B9E9E7?

#B9E9E7 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9E9E7?

The RGB value is 185, 233, 231: 185 red, 233 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9E9E7?

The complementary color is #E9B9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9E9E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9E9E7 color

#B9E9E7 rgb(185, 233, 231)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B9E9E7 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 91.4% green and 90.6% blue (185, 233, 231).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 52% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#B9E9E7 color codes

HEX	`#B9E9E7`
RGB	`rgb(185, 233, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 91.4%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 52%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 21%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.09, -15.73, -4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.09, 16.26, 194.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.566, 74.359, 86.589)`
Decimal	`12184039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9E9E7, 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 #B9E9E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9E9E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #B9E9E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9e9e7; }
.text { color: #b9e9e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9e9e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 233 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9e9e7, #b9d3e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9E9E7?: #B9E9E7 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9E9E7?: The RGB value is 185, 233, 231: 185 red, 233 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9E9E7?: The complementary color is #E9B9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9E9E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.