Information about #B0B9B6 color

#B0B9B6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B0B9B6 falls into the Spring Green Color FamilyDesaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(176, 185, 182) — 69% red, 72.5% green, 71.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 1 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B0B9B6 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and floats near the light end of the scale. 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 a hair away from Hermitage (#B1B9B4). Nearby in the Register you will also find Emerge (#ADBAB5) and Antique Steel (#B1B6B7).

The recipe behind #B0B9B6 is rgb(176, 185, 182), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #B0B9B6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B0B9B6 color variations

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

#B0B9B6 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 #B0B9B6

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

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

OnlyUp Coin color link
OnlyUp Coin

#B0BABA

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Gray Cloud color link
Gray Cloud

#B6B6B4

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B0B9B6
  • RGB176, 185, 182
  • CMYK4, 0, 1, 27
  • CSSrgb(176, 185, 182)
  • HSL160°, 6%, 71%
  • HSL Precise160°, 6.04%, 70.784%
  • HSV160°, 5%, 73%
  • HSB160°, 5%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.690, 0.725, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.690, 0.725, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.690, 0.725, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB0B9B6
  • DECIMAL ID11581878
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01