#B9EFEC Color

#B9EFEC is rgb(185, 239, 236) in RGB, hsl(177, 63%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 1%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B9EFEC

HEX#B9EFEC

RGBrgb(185, 239, 236)

HSLhsl(177, 63%, 83%)

HSVhsv(177, 23%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 1%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(91.4% 0.055 192)

LABlab(90.67% -18.25 -4.47)

LCHlch(90.67% 18.79 193.77)

What #B9EFEC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B9EFEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 3.31 Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 6.86 Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 8.31 Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 8.76 Water#D4F1F9ΔE 10.36 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 10.49

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#B9EFEC Channel Values

How #B9EFEC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 185 · G 239 · B 236	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 177° · S 63% · L 83%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 177° · S 23% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 23% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.26:1 vs white · 16.62:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B9EFEC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B9EFEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B9EFEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #B9EFEC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #B9EFEC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B9EFEC

Protanopia#E7E7EC

Protanomaly#D6EAEC

Deuteranopia#DFDFED

Deuteranomaly#D1E6ED

Tritanopia#BAEFEF

Tritanomaly#B9EFEE

Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

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Using #B9EFEC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b9efec: #B9EFEC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B9EFEC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b9efec': '#B9EFEC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.937, blue: 0.925)

Android XML<color name="color_b9efec">#B9EFEC</color>

SVG fillfill="#B9EFEC"

More Teal Colors

#B9EFEC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#B9EFEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B9EFEC?

#B9EFEC is a lightest teal — rgb(185, 239, 236) in RGB and hsl(177, 63%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.31.

What is the RGB value of #B9EFEC?

#B9EFEC is rgb(185, 239, 236) — red 185, green 239, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B9EFEC?

#B9EFEC converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 1%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B9EFEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B9EFEC scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B9EFEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B9EFEC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 3.31, which is very hard to tell apart.

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