What color is #B9EBD6?

#B9EBD6 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Fresh Breeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9EBD6?

The RGB value is 185, 235, 214: 185 red, 235 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9EBD6?

The complementary color is #EBB9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9EBD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9EBD6 color

#B9EBD6 rgb(185, 235, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9EBD6 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 92.2% green and 83.9% blue (185, 235, 214).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 56% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Breeze (#BEEDDC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.92:1).

#B9EBD6 color codes

HEX	`#B9EBD6`
RGB	`rgb(185, 235, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 92.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 56%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 21%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 9%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.2, -20.16, 4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.2, 20.75, 166.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.85, 74.584, 74.743)`
Decimal	`12184534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9EBD6, 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 #B9EBD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9EBD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	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 #B9EBD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9ebd6; }
.text { color: #b9ebd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9ebd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 235 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9ebd6, #b9e7eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #B9EBD6?: #B9EBD6 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Fresh Breeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9EBD6?: The RGB value is 185, 235, 214: 185 red, 235 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9EBD6?: The complementary color is #EBB9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9EBD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.