#B9D5CE Color

#B9D5CE is rgb(185, 213, 206) in RGB and hsl(165, 25%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9D5CE

HEX#B9D5CE

RGBrgb(185, 213, 206)

HSLhsl(165, 25%, 78%)

HSVhsv(165, 13%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(85% 0.031 178.8)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 3%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9D5CE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text13.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9D5CE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9D5CE Complementary#D5B9C0 Analogous#B9D5C0 Analogous#B9CED5 Triadic#CEB9D5 Triadic#D5CEB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9D5CE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2DBD5 #CCE0DB #D6E6E2 #DCEAE6 #E6F0ED #EFF5F4

Shades

#96C0B5 #76AD9F #589384 #457367 #305048 #1D302B

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