Information about #B0B9BA color

#B0B9BA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B0B9BA belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(176, 185, 186) — 69% red, 72.5% green, 72.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B0B9BA reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Antique Steel (#B1B6B7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Loblolly (#B3BBB7) and Emerge (#ADBAB5).

The recipe behind #B0B9BA is rgb(176, 185, 186), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B0B9BA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B0B9BA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B0B9BA color variations

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

#B0B9BA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B0B9BA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#434C4D

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Black

#000000

#B0B9BA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#888B8B

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Grey

#808080

#B0B9BA 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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#B0B9BA 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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#B0BAB6
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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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#B9BAB0
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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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#B4BAB0
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Nearest named colors to #B0B9BA

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

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Half Silver Chalice color link
Half Silver Chalice

#B7BAB6

#B0B9BA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B0B9BA
  • RGB176, 185, 186
  • CMYK4, 0, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(176, 185, 186)
  • HSL186°, 7%, 71%
  • HSL Precise186°, 6.757%, 70.98%
  • HSV186°, 5%, 73%
  • HSB186°, 5%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.690, 0.725, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.690, 0.725, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.690, 0.725, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB0B9BA
  • DECIMAL ID11581882
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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