#B9E5E9 Color

#B9E5E9 is rgb(185, 229, 233) in RGB and hsl(185, 52%, 82%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is PowderBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9E5E9

HEX#B9E5E9

RGBrgb(185, 229, 233)

HSLhsl(185, 52%, 82%)

HSVhsv(185, 21%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.046 203.2)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9E5E9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text15.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9E5E9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9E5E9 Complementary#E9BDB9 Analogous#B9E9D5 Analogous#B9CDE9 Triadic#E9B9E5 Triadic#E5E9B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9E5E9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1E8EB #CDECEF #D4EFF2 #DCF2F4 #E4F5F6 #EFF9FA

Shades

#8FD5DC #64C5CE #3CB3BE #2D878F #205F65 #12373A

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