Information about #B5AEAC color

#B5AEAC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B5AEAC belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 174, 172) — 71% red, 68.2% green, 67.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 4 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B5AEAC is a quiet, subdued grey 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 a hair away from Ajay (#B0ACAE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fantail (#BAAEA9) and Silver Foil (#AFB1AE).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 174, 172) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B5AEAC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. #B5AEAC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B5AEAC color variations

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

#B5AEAC 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 #B5AEAC

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

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Copyrite color link
Copyrite

#B4B2A6

Half Delta color link
Half Delta

#AEB0AA

Diana Green color link
Diana Green

#B1B5A9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5AEAC
  • RGB181, 174, 172
  • CMYK0, 3, 4, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 174, 172)
  • HSL13°, 6%, 69%
  • HSL Precise13.333°, 5.732%, 69.216%
  • HSV13°, 5%, 71%
  • HSB13°, 5%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.682, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.682, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.682, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5AEAC
  • DECIMAL ID11906732
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01