Information about #B1BDBB color

#B1BDBB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B1BDBB belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(177, 189, 187) — 69.4% red, 74.1% green, 73.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 0 / 1 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B1BDBB reads as a quiet, subdued grey and appears airy and pastel-like. 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 Loblolly (#B3BBB7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cool Silver (#B0BBC0) and Ash Gray (#B2BEB5).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 189, 187) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B1BDBB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B1BDBB color variations

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

#B1BDBB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B1BDBB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#657674

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#434F4D

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#212726

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Black

#000000

#B1BDBB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#9CA5A4

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#929998

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#888C8B

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Grey

#808080

#B1BDBB 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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#B1BDBB 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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#BDB2B4
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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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#BDB6B2
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#BDB2BA
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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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#B2BDB6
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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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#BDBBB2
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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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#B2B4BD
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#BDB2B4
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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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#B6B2BD
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#BDB2B4
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#BABDB2
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Nearest named colors to #B1BDBB

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

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Half Robin Egg Blue color link
Half Robin Egg Blue

#B5C0B5

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Half Silver Chalice color link
Half Silver Chalice

#B7BAB6

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

#B1BDBB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1BDBB
  • RGB177, 189, 187
  • CMYK5, 0, 1, 26
  • CSSrgb(177, 189, 187)
  • HSL170°, 8%, 72%
  • HSL Precise170°, 8.333%, 71.765%
  • HSV170°, 6%, 74%
  • HSB170°, 6%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.741, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.741, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.741, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB1BDBB
  • DECIMAL ID11648443
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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