Information about #B5ABA6 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#B5ABA6 presents itself as a muted, almost neutral grey — one that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fashion Mauve (#B5A8A8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Martini (#B7A8A3) and Fantail (#BAAEA9).
In RGB terms — rgb(181, 171, 166) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B5ABA6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B5ABA6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#B5ABA6 color variations
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#B5ABA6 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B5ABA6 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B5ABA6 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B5ABA6 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B5ABA6 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B5ABA6 color
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Nearest named colors to #B5ABA6
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B5A8A8
#B7A8A3
#BAAEA9
#AFADA3
#B4B2A6
#B4AB9E
#BBADA1
#B4AD9E
#B4B3A4
#ADAAA8
#AFACA0
#B2AD9E
#B5ABA6 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B5ABA6
- RGB181, 171, 166
- CMYK0, 4, 6, 29
- CSSrgb(181, 171, 166)
- HSL20°, 9%, 68%
- HSL Precise20°, 9.202%, 68.039%
- HSV20°, 8%, 71%
- HSB20°, 8%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
- GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.671, 0.651)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.671, 0.651, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.671, 0.651)
- Percentage of Red in RGB71%
- Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDB5ABA6
- DECIMAL ID11905958
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
