What color is #B9FFFE?

#B9FFFE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color The Big Freeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9FFFE?

The RGB value is 185, 255, 254: 185 red, 255 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9FFFE?

The complementary color is #FFB9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9FFFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.8:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9FFFE color

#B9FFFE rgb(185, 255, 254)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B9FFFE is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 100% green and 99.6% blue (185, 255, 254).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is The Big Freeze (#BBFFFF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.8:1).

#B9FFFE color codes

HEX	`#B9FFFE`
RGB	`rgb(185, 255, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 100%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.57, -21.67, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.57, 22.63, 196.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.651, 88.986, 107.042)`
Decimal	`12189694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9FFFE, 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 #B9FFFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9FFFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.8:1	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 #B9FFFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9fffe; }
.text { color: #b9fffe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9fffe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 255 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9fffe, #b9ddff); }

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Questions

What color is #B9FFFE?: #B9FFFE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color The Big Freeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9FFFE?: The RGB value is 185, 255, 254: 185 red, 255 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9FFFE?: The complementary color is #FFB9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9FFFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.8:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.