Information about #B2BEC7 color

#B2BEC7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B2BEC7 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 190, 199) — 69.8% red, 74.5% green, 78% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 4 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B2BEC7 reads as a calm, restrained azure and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Alaska (#B2B9CD). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cool Silver (#B0BBC0) and Half Grey Chateau (#BABDC1).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(178, 190, 199)), which gives #B2BEC7 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 11.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. No one has named #B2BEC7 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B2BEC7 color variations

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

#B2BEC7 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 #B2BEC7

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

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2BEC7
  • RGB178, 190, 199
  • CMYK8, 4, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(178, 190, 199)
  • HSL206°, 16%, 74%
  • HSL Precise205.714°, 15.789%, 73.922%
  • HSV206°, 11%, 78%
  • HSB206°, 11%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.745, 0.780)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.745, 0.780, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.745, 0.780)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB2BEC7
  • DECIMAL ID11714247
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01