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Color space conversion

Conversion of this color for each color space representation
RGB open »
Red Green Blue
72.55% 73.73% 67.84%
HSL open »
Hue Saturation Lightness
72° 10.07% 70.78%
HSV / HSB
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
72° 7.98% 73.73%
RGB - Normalized
Red Green Blue
0.73 0.74 0.68
HSL - Normalized
Hue Saturation Lightness
0.2 0.1 0.71
HSV / HSB - Normalized
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
0.2 0.08 0.74
CMYK open »
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
2% 0% 8% 26%
YCbCr
Y Cb Cr
0.73 -0.03 -0
XYZ
X Y Z
45.53 49.3 46.65
CIE Lab
L a b
75.64 -3.75 7.22

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CSS notation

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#b9bcad
rgb(185,188,173)
hsl(72, 10%, 71%)

Tints, Shades, and Tones

Tints of color #b9bcad

Tints

A tint is obtained by adding white to a color. This process reduces darkness.
Shades of color #b9bcad

Shades

A shade is obtained by adding black to a color. This process increases darkness.
Tones of color #b9bcad

Tones

A tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.

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Color Harmonies

Schemes of colors that work well together. Read more about Color Harmonies »
Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #b9bcad

Complementary

Create the strongest contrast.
Triad Harmony Color Scheme of #b9bcad

Triad

Let one color dominate and use the other two for the accent.
Square Harmony Color Scheme of #b9bcad

Square

Balance between warm and cool colors.
Adjacent Harmony Color Scheme of #b9bcad

Adjacent / Analogous / Analogic

Pleasing and harmonious to the eye, they can be found in nature.
Split Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #b9bcad

Split Complementary

Low tension, strong visual contrast.
Rectangle Tetradic Harmony Color Scheme of #b9bcad

Rectangle / Tetradic

Two complementary pairs for a total of four colors.
Pentagram Harmony Color Scheme of #b9bcad

Pentagram

Circle around the color wheel, five colors.