Information about #B0A9A6 color

#B0A9A6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B0A9A6 falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(176, 169, 166) — 69% red, 66.3% green, 65.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 4 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #B0A9A6 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Subtle Gray (#ADAAA8). Slightly further away sit Quarter Taupe Grey (#AFADA3) and Fashion Mauve (#B5A8A8).

The recipe behind #B0A9A6 is rgb(176, 169, 166), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B0A9A6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B0A9A6 color variations

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

#B0A9A6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B0A9A6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B0A9A6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B0A9A6 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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#B0A9A6 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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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 #B0A9A6

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

Subtle Gray color link
Subtle Gray

#ADAAA8

Quarter Taupe Grey color link
Quarter Taupe Grey

#AFADA3

Fashion Mauve color link
Fashion Mauve

#B5A8A8

Off Piste color link
Off Piste

#AFACA0

Cloudy color link
Cloudy

#B0A99F

Dark Gray color link
Dark Gray

#A9A9A9

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Silver Chalice color link
Silver Chalice

#ACACAC

Atmosphere color link
Atmosphere

#A8AAA6

Double Rakaia color link
Double Rakaia

#A9A5A5

Half Delta color link
Half Delta

#AEB0AA

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

#B0A9A6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B0A9A6
  • RGB176, 169, 166
  • CMYK0, 3, 4, 31
  • CSSrgb(176, 169, 166)
  • HSL18°, 6%, 67%
  • HSL Precise18°, 5.952%, 67.059%
  • HSV18°, 6%, 69%
  • HSB18°, 6%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.690, 0.663, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.690, 0.663, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.690, 0.663, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB0A9A6
  • DECIMAL ID11577766
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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