Information about #B4ADB3 color

#B4ADB3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B4ADB3 is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 173, 179) — 70.6% red, 67.8% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 0 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #B4ADB3 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 a hair away from Chatelle (#B3ABB6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ashen Lavender (#B1A9B1) and Philippine Silver (#B3B3B3).

The recipe behind #B4ADB3 is rgb(180, 173, 179), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B4ADB3 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. No one has named #B4ADB3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B4ADB3 color variations

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

#B4ADB3 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 #B4ADB3

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

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Gray Cloud color link
Gray Cloud

#B6B6B4

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B4ADB3
  • RGB180, 173, 179
  • CMYK0, 3, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 173, 179)
  • HSL309°, 4%, 69%
  • HSL Precise308.571°, 4.459%, 69.216%
  • HSV309°, 4%, 71%
  • HSB309°, 4%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.678, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.678, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.678, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB4ADB3
  • DECIMAL ID11840947
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01