Information about #B2B3BD color

#B2B3BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B2B3BD belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(178, 179, 189) (69.8% red, 70.2% green, 74.1% blue), or CMYK 4 / 4 / 0 / 26 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #B2B3BD has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Misty Lavender (#B6B5B9). Slightly further away sit Longitude (#AEB7C0) and Antique Steel (#B1B6B7).

The recipe behind #B2B3BD is rgb(178, 179, 189), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B2B3BD: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B2B3BD color variations

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

#B2B3BD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B2B3BD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#656676

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Black

#000000

#B2B3BD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B2B3BD 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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#B2B3BD 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 #B2B3BD

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

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Triple Concrete color link
Triple Concrete

#B7B6B5

Philippine Silver color link
Philippine Silver

#B3B3B3

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

#B2B3BD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2B3BD
  • RGB178, 179, 189
  • CMYK4, 4, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(178, 179, 189)
  • HSL235°, 8%, 72%
  • HSL Precise234.545°, 7.692%, 71.961%
  • HSV235°, 6%, 74%
  • HSB235°, 6%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.702, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.702, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.702, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB2B3BD
  • DECIMAL ID11711421
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers312 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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