Sand
#B9C6C4 · Sand
#B9C6C4 is Sand, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 185, 198, 196 and a relative luminance of 0.547, making it a light surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.55
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
1.76:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
11.94:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
Color harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #B9C6C4?
#B9C6C4 is Sand, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 185, 198, 196, and in HSL it is 171°, 10%, 75%.
Is #B9C6C4 a light or dark color?
#B9C6C4 has a relative luminance of 0.547, so it reads as a light surface. Use dark text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #B9C6C4?
Its complementary color is #C6B9BB. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.