#b9e3bf Color Information

#b9e3bf 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 #b9e3bf. In RGB, it consists of 72.5% Red, 89.0% Green, and 74.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 18.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 15.9% Yellow, and 11% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 128.6°, with saturation of 42.9% and lightness of 80.8%. The decimal value for #b9e3bf is 12182463, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b9e3bf 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#b9e3bf Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color185, 227, 191 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color72.5%, 89.0%, 74.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.275, 0.110, 0.251 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.185, 0, 0.159, 0.11 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color128.6°, 42.9%, 80.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color128.6°, 18.5%, 89.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color56.881, 69.014, 59.613 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color185, 222, 227 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12182463 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color86.511, -20.505, 13.128 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)86.511, 24.348, 147.373 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color86.511, -21.165, 22.922 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color83.075, -23.163, 15.607 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.307, 0.372, 69.014 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290372543 / 0xffb9e3bf Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccccc Copy
Last Updated: November 21, 2024

Shades of #b9e3bf

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b9e3bf, its pure hue is 128.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 42.9%, 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 #b9e3bf, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171c18 to #a2c7a7.

Tints of #b9e3bf

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b9e3bf, its pure hue is 128.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 42.9%, 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 #b9e3bf, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c2e7c7 to #f6fcf7.

Tones of #b9e3bf

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b9e3bf, its pure hue is 128.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 42.9%, 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 #b9e3bf, which range from #cecece (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #9dffab (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b9e3bf

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b9e3bf! For #b9e3bf, 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, #b9e3bf. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b9e3bf

This color, #b9e3bf, consists of 72.5% Red, 89.0% Green, and 74.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 185, Green = 227, Blue = 191. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b9e3bf is 18.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 15.9% Yellow, and 11% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R72.5%
C18.5%
G89.0%
M0.0%
B74.9%
Y15.9%
K11.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 185 227 191
Octal 271 343 277
Hexa #b9 #e3 #bf
Binary 10111001 11100011 10111111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 18 0 15 10
Octal 22 0 17 12
Hexa #12 #00 #0f #0a
Binary 00010010 00000000 00001111 00001010

Analogous Colors of #b9e3bf

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b9e3bf — which has hue 128.6° — its analogous colors are located at 98.6° and 158.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9e3bf.

Triadic Colors of #b9e3bf

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 #b9e3bf — which has hue 128.6° — its triadic colors are located at 8.6° and 248.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9e3bf.

Complementary Color of #b9e3bf

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b9e3bf — which has hue 128.6° — its complementary color is located at 308.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9e3bf.

Split Complementary Colors of #b9e3bf

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 #b9e3bf — which has hue 128.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 128.6° and 338.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9e3bf.

Tetradic Colors of #b9e3bf

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 #b9e3bf — which has hue 128.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 38.6°, 128.6°, 218.6°, and 308.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9e3bf.

Monochromatic Colors of #b9e3bf

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b9e3bf, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a6c5aa — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d7f6db (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b9e3bf

We want to make getting started with #b9e3bf on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b9e3bf into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b9e3bf 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 #b9e3bf with other HTML elements.

#b9e3bf Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b9e3bf.
<span style="color: #b9e3bf;">The color of this text is #b9e3bf.</span>

#b9e3bf Background Color

The background color for this text is #b9e3bf.
<div style="background-color: #b9e3bf; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b9e3bf.</div>

#b9e3bf Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b9e3bf.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b9e3bf;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b9e3bf.</span>

#b9e3bf Border Color

This is a div with border color #b9e3bf.
<div style="border: #b9e3bf 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b9e3bf.</div>

#b9e3bf Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b9e3bf on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b9e3bf; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b9e3bf on a white background.</div></div>

#b9e3bf Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b9e3bf on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b9e3bf; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b9e3bf on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b9e3bf to White

This is a gradient from #b9e3bf to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b9e3bf,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b9e3bf,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b9e3bf,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b9e3bf,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b9e3bf to white.</div>

Gradient from #b9e3bf to Black

This is a gradient from #b9e3bf to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b9e3bf,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b9e3bf,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b9e3bf,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b9e3bf,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b9e3bf to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b9e3bf

In addition to using #b9e3bf 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 #b9e3bf in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b9e3bf, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 185, Green = 227, Blue = 191). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b9e3bf 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 #b9e3bf
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(185, 227, 191)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b9e3bf; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b9e3bf; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b9e3bf; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(185, 227, 191);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b9e3bf")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:185, green:227, blue:191, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:185 green:227 blue:191 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(185f, 227f, 191f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(185, 227, 191);
 

#b9e3bf Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b9e3bf the same way. For those with color blindness, #b9e3bf might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b9e3bf looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b9e3bf 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 #b9e3bf 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 #b9e3bf 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 #b9e3bf 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