Information about #B9D6D5 color

#B9D6D5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B9D6D5 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 214, 213) — 72.5% red, 83.9% green, 83.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 0 / 16. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated cyan, #B9D6D5 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Jungle Mist (#B4CFD3). Nearby in the Register you will also find Clinical Soft Blue (#B2CFD3) and Scandal (#ADD9D1).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 214, 213) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B9D6D5 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9D6D5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9D6D5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B9D6D5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B9D6D5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Jungle Mist color link
Jungle Mist

#B4CFD3

Scandal color link
Scandal

#ADD9D1

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Jet Stream color link
Jet Stream

#BBD0C9

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Reservoir color link
Reservoir

#BFE2DC

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Breathless color link
Breathless

#C1C8D2

Ice Cold color link
Ice Cold

#AFE3D6

Half Escape color link
Half Escape

#BADAE5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9D6D5
  • RGB185, 214, 213
  • CMYK11, 0, 0, 16
  • CSSrgb(185, 214, 213)
  • HSL178°, 26%, 78%
  • HSL Precise177.931°, 26.126%, 78.235%
  • HSV178°, 14%, 84%
  • HSB178°, 14%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.839, 0.835)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.839, 0.835, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.839, 0.835)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9D6D5
  • DECIMAL ID12179157
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01