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#B9D2E2 Delicate Ice

#B9D2E2 is a very light gray named Delicate Ice. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 82.4% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(185, 210, 226)). Its HSL value is 203° hue, 41% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #B9D2E2 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.38:1.

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Variations of #B9D2E2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B9D2E2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B9D2E2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B9D2E2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C5CCE2
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBD1E3
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6D1E3
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5CCE2
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2CEE2
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AED6D7
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B5D4DD
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9CFD3

#B9D2E2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.57:1 Very poor#B9D2E2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.38:1 Super#B9D2E2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B9D2E2 in CSS

/* Delicate Ice */
.color { color: #B9D2E2; }
.background { background-color: #B9D2E2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B9D2E2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(185 210 226);
color: hsl(203 41% 81%);
color: oklch(0.850 0.035 235.9);

#B9D2E2 FAQ

What color is #B9D2E2?

#B9D2E2 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Delicate Ice. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B9D2E2?

#B9D2E2 is rgb(185, 210, 226) in RGB, hsl(203, 41%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 7%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B9D2E2?

The complementary color of #B9D2E2 is #E2C9B9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B9D2E2?

Black text has the best contrast on #B9D2E2: 13.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B9D2E2 a warm or cool color?

#B9D2E2 is a neutral color.