#b4e8cd Color Information

#b4e8cd Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b4e8cd. In RGB, it consists of 70.6% Red, 91.0% Green, and 80.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 22.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 11.6% Yellow, and 9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 148.8°, with saturation of 53.1% and lightness of 80.8%. The decimal value for #b4e8cd is 11856077, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ccffcc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b4e8cd is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#b4e8cd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color180, 232, 205 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color70.6%, 91.0%, 80.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.294, 0.090, 0.196 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.224, 0, 0.116, 0.09 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color148.8°, 53.1%, 80.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color148.8°, 22.4%, 91.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color58.698, 71.824, 68.527 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color180, 215, 232 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11856077 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color87.884, -21.982, 7.715 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)87.884, 23.297, 160.660 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color87.884, -26.089, 15.394 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color84.749, -24.680, 11.383 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.295, 0.361, 71.824 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290046157 / 0xffb4e8cd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ccffcc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #b4e8cd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b4e8cd, its pure hue is 148.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.1%, and its lightness is 80.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b4e8cd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171d1a to #9ecbb3.

Tints of #b4e8cd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b4e8cd, its pure hue is 148.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.1%, and its lightness is 80.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b4e8cd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bdebd3 to #f6fcf9.

Tones of #b4e8cd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b4e8cd, its pure hue is 148.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b4e8cd, which range from #cecece (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #9dffcc (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b4e8cd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b4e8cd! For #b4e8cd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b4e8cd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b4e8cd

This color, #b4e8cd, consists of 70.6% Red, 91.0% Green, and 80.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 180, Green = 232, Blue = 205. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b4e8cd is 22.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 11.6% Yellow, and 9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R70.6%
C22.4%
G91.0%
M0.0%
B80.4%
Y11.6%
K9.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 180 232 205
Octal 264 350 315
Hexa #b4 #e8 #cd
Binary 10110100 11101000 11001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 22 0 11 9
Octal 26 0 13 11
Hexa #16 #00 #0b #09
Binary 00010110 00000000 00001011 00001001

Analogous Colors of #b4e8cd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b4e8cd — which has hue 148.8° — its analogous colors are located at 118.8° and 178.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b4e8cd.

Triadic Colors of #b4e8cd

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b4e8cd — which has hue 148.8° — its triadic colors are located at 28.8° and 268.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b4e8cd.

Complementary Color of #b4e8cd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b4e8cd — which has hue 148.8° — its complementary color is located at 328.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b4e8cd.

Split Complementary Colors of #b4e8cd

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b4e8cd — which has hue 148.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 148.8° and 358.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b4e8cd.

Tetradic Colors of #b4e8cd

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b4e8cd — which has hue 148.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 58.8°, 148.8°, 238.8°, and 328.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b4e8cd.

Monochromatic Colors of #b4e8cd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b4e8cd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a0cbb5 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d4f9e6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b4e8cd

We want to make getting started with #b4e8cd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b4e8cd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b4e8cd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b4e8cd with other HTML elements.

#b4e8cd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b4e8cd.
<span style="color: #b4e8cd;">The color of this text is #b4e8cd.</span>

#b4e8cd Background Color

The background color for this text is #b4e8cd.
<div style="background-color: #b4e8cd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b4e8cd.</div>

#b4e8cd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b4e8cd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b4e8cd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b4e8cd.</span>

#b4e8cd Border Color

This is a div with border color #b4e8cd.
<div style="border: #b4e8cd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b4e8cd.</div>

#b4e8cd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b4e8cd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b4e8cd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b4e8cd on a white background.</div></div>

#b4e8cd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b4e8cd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b4e8cd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b4e8cd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b4e8cd to White

This is a gradient from #b4e8cd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b4e8cd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b4e8cd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b4e8cd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b4e8cd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b4e8cd to white.</div>

Gradient from #b4e8cd to Black

This is a gradient from #b4e8cd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b4e8cd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b4e8cd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b4e8cd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b4e8cd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b4e8cd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b4e8cd

In addition to using #b4e8cd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b4e8cd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b4e8cd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 180, Green = 232, Blue = 205). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b4e8cd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b4e8cd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(180, 232, 205)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b4e8cd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b4e8cd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b4e8cd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(180, 232, 205);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b4e8cd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:180, green:232, blue:205, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:180 green:232 blue:205 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(180f, 232f, 205f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(180, 232, 205);
 

#b4e8cd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b4e8cd the same way. For those with color blindness, #b4e8cd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b4e8cd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b4e8cd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b4e8cd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b4e8cd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b4e8cd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text