Information about #B7CACD color

#B7CACD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B7CACD falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(183, 202, 205) — 71.8% red, 79.2% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 1 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B7CACD is a softly toned aqua cyan that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Metallic Silver (#BCC6CC). Slightly further away sit Jet Stream (#BBD0C9) and Jungle Mist (#B4CFD3).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(183, 202, 205)), which gives #B7CACD its character. On this background, black text reaches a 12.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B7CACD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B7CACD color variations

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

#B7CACD 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B7CACD

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B7CACD
  • RGB183, 202, 205
  • CMYK9, 1, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(183, 202, 205)
  • HSL188°, 18%, 76%
  • HSL Precise188.182°, 18.033%, 76.078%
  • HSV188°, 11%, 80%
  • HSB188°, 11%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.718, 0.792, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.718, 0.792, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.718, 0.792, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB7CACD
  • DECIMAL ID12045005
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01