#b7c9b5 Color Information

#b7c9b5 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 #b7c9b5, and its official name is Aqua Dream. In RGB, it consists of 71.8% Red, 78.8% Green, and 71.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 10% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 114.0°, with saturation of 15.6% and lightness of 74.9%. The decimal value for #b7c9b5 is 12044725, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b7c9b5 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#b7c9b5 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorAqua Dream Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color183, 201, 181 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color71.8%, 78.8%, 71.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.282, 0.212, 0.290 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.09, 0, 0.1, 0.212 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color114.0°, 15.6%, 74.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color114.0°, 10.0%, 78.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color48.756, 55.177, 51.797 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color181, 201, 199 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12044725 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color79.143, -9.848, 7.913 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)79.143, 12.634, 141.219 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color79.143, -9.082, 13.325 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color74.281, -12.831, 10.654 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.313, 0.354, 55.177 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290234805 / 0xffb7c9b5 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccccc Copy
Last Updated: October 5, 2024

Shades of #b7c9b5

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b7c9b5, its pure hue is 114.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 15.6%, and its lightness is 74.9%. 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 #b7c9b5, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171917 to #a0b09e.

Tints of #b7c9b5

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b7c9b5, its pure hue is 114.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 15.6%, and its lightness is 74.9%. 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 #b7c9b5, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c0d0be to #f6f8f6.

Tones of #b7c9b5

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b7c9b5, its pure hue is 114.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 15.6%, 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 #b7c9b5, which range from #bfbfbf (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #8cff7f (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b7c9b5

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b7c9b5! For #b7c9b5, 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, #b7c9b5. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b7c9b5

This color, #b7c9b5, consists of 71.8% Red, 78.8% Green, and 71.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 183, Green = 201, Blue = 181. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b7c9b5 is 9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 10% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R71.8%
C9.0%
G78.8%
M0.0%
B71.0%
Y10.0%
K21.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 183 201 181
Octal 267 311 265
Hexa #b7 #c9 #b5
Binary 10110111 11001001 10110101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 8 0 9 21
Octal 10 0 11 25
Hexa #08 #00 #09 #15
Binary 00001000 00000000 00001001 00010101

Analogous Colors of #b7c9b5

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b7c9b5 — which has hue 114.0° — its analogous colors are located at 84.0° and 144.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b7c9b5.

Triadic Colors of #b7c9b5

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 #b7c9b5 — which has hue 114.0° — its triadic colors are located at 114.0° and 354.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b7c9b5.

Complementary Color of #b7c9b5

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b7c9b5 — which has hue 114.0° — its complementary color is located at 294.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b7c9b5.

Split Complementary Colors of #b7c9b5

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 #b7c9b5 — which has hue 114.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 114.0° and 324.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b7c9b5.

Tetradic Colors of #b7c9b5

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 #b7c9b5 — which has hue 114.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 24.0°, 114.0°, 204.0°, and 294.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b7c9b5.

Monochromatic Colors of #b7c9b5

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b7c9b5, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #99a798 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d9e7d8 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b7c9b5

We want to make getting started with #b7c9b5 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b7c9b5 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b7c9b5 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 #b7c9b5 with other HTML elements.

#b7c9b5 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b7c9b5.
<span style="color: #b7c9b5;">The color of this text is #b7c9b5.</span>

#b7c9b5 Background Color

The background color for this text is #b7c9b5.
<div style="background-color: #b7c9b5; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b7c9b5.</div>

#b7c9b5 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b7c9b5.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b7c9b5;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b7c9b5.</span>

#b7c9b5 Border Color

This is a div with border color #b7c9b5.
<div style="border: #b7c9b5 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b7c9b5.</div>

#b7c9b5 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b7c9b5 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b7c9b5; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b7c9b5 on a white background.</div></div>

#b7c9b5 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b7c9b5 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b7c9b5; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b7c9b5 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b7c9b5 to White

This is a gradient from #b7c9b5 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b7c9b5,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b7c9b5,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b7c9b5,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b7c9b5,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b7c9b5 to white.</div>

Gradient from #b7c9b5 to Black

This is a gradient from #b7c9b5 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b7c9b5,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b7c9b5,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b7c9b5,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b7c9b5,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b7c9b5 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b7c9b5

In addition to using #b7c9b5 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 #b7c9b5 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b7c9b5, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 183, Green = 201, Blue = 181). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b7c9b5 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 #b7c9b5
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(183, 201, 181)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b7c9b5; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b7c9b5; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b7c9b5; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(183, 201, 181);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b7c9b5")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:183, green:201, blue:181, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:183 green:201 blue:181 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(183f, 201f, 181f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(183, 201, 181);
 

#b7c9b5 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b7c9b5 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b7c9b5 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b7c9b5 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b7c9b5 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 #b7c9b5 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 #b7c9b5 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 #b7c9b5 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 1.7:1 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
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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