Information about #B9CCB3 color

#B9CCB3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9CCB3 falls into the Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 204, 179) — 72.5% red, 80% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 0 / 10 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B9CCB3 reads as a calm, restrained leafy green and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Clay Ash (#BDC8B3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Surf (#B8D4BB) and Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 204, 179) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9CCB3: 12.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9CCB3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9CCB3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B9CCB3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9CCB3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9CCB3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9CCB3 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B9CCB3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#C5CCB3
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B9CCB3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Surf color link
Surf

#B8D4BB

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Half Robin Egg Blue color link
Half Robin Egg Blue

#B5C0B5

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Gum Leaf color link
Gum Leaf

#ACC9B2

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

#B9CCB3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9CCB3
  • RGB185, 204, 179
  • CMYK7, 0, 10, 20
  • HSL106°, 20%, 75%
  • HSL Precise105.6°, 19.685%, 75.098%
  • HSV106°, 12%, 80%
  • HSB106°, 12%, 80%
  • HEX IDB9CCB3
  • DECIMAL ID12176563
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
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