Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bef7cf, its pure hue is 137.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 78.1%, and its lightness is 85.7%. 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 #bef7cf, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #181f1a to #a6d8b5.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bef7cf, and its official name is Smell the Mint. In RGB, it consists of 74.5% Red, 96.9% Green, and 81.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 23.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 16.2% Yellow, and 3.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 137.9°, with saturation of 78.1% and lightness of 85.7%. The decimal value for #bef7cf is 12515279, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ccffcc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bef7cf is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #bef7cf
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bef7cf, its pure hue is 137.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 78.1%, and its lightness is 85.7%. 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 #bef7cf, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c6f8d5 to #f7fef9.
Tones of #bef7cf
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bef7cf, its pure hue is 137.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 78.1%, 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 #bef7cf, which range from #dbdbdb (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b6ffcc (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #bef7cf
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bef7cf! For #bef7cf, 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, #bef7cf. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #bef7cf
This color, #bef7cf, consists of 74.5% Red, 96.9% Green, and 81.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 190, Green = 247, Blue = 207. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bef7cf is 23.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 16.2% Yellow, and 3.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 190 | 247 | 207 |
Octal | 276 | 367 | 317 |
Hexa | #be | #f7 | #cf |
Binary | 10111110 | 11110111 | 11001111 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 23 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
Octal | 27 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
Hexa | #17 | #00 | #10 | #03 |
Binary | 00010111 | 00000000 | 00010000 | 00000011 |
Analogous Colors of #bef7cf
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bef7cf — which has hue 137.9° — its analogous colors are located at 107.9° and 167.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bef7cf.
Triadic Colors of #bef7cf
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 #bef7cf — which has hue 137.9° — its triadic colors are located at 17.9° and 257.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bef7cf.
Complementary Color of #bef7cf
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bef7cf — which has hue 137.9° — its complementary color is located at 317.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bef7cf.
Split Complementary Colors of #bef7cf
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 #bef7cf — which has hue 137.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 137.9° and 347.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bef7cf.
Tetradic Colors of #bef7cf
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 #bef7cf — which has hue 137.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 47.9°, 137.9°, 227.9°, and 317.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bef7cf.
Monochromatic Colors of #bef7cf
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bef7cf, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a4edb9 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ddfde6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bef7cf
We want to make getting started with #bef7cf on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bef7cf into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bef7cf 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 #bef7cf with other HTML elements.
#bef7cf Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #bef7cf;">The color of this text is #bef7cf.</span>
#bef7cf Background Color
<div style="background-color: #bef7cf; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bef7cf.</div>
#bef7cf Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bef7cf;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bef7cf.</span>
#bef7cf Border Color
<div style="border: #bef7cf 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bef7cf.</div>
#bef7cf Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bef7cf; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bef7cf on a white background.</div></div>
#bef7cf Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bef7cf; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bef7cf on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #bef7cf to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bef7cf,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bef7cf,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bef7cf,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bef7cf,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bef7cf to white.</div>
Gradient from #bef7cf to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bef7cf,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bef7cf,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bef7cf,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bef7cf,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bef7cf to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #bef7cf
In addition to using #bef7cf 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 #bef7cf in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bef7cf, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 190, Green = 247, Blue = 207). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bef7cf in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #bef7cf |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(190, 247, 207) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #bef7cf; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #bef7cf; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #bef7cf; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(190, 247, 207); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#bef7cf") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:190, green:247, blue:207, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:190 green:247 blue:207 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(190f, 247f, 207f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(190, 247, 207); |
#bef7cf Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #bef7cf the same way. For those with color blindness, #bef7cf might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bef7cf looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bef7cf 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 #bef7cf 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 #bef7cf 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
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #bef7cf 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 1.2:1 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.