Information about #B5BBC5 color

#B5BBC5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B5BBC5 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 187, 197) — 71% red, 73.3% green, 77.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 4 / 0 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted sky-leaning azure, #B5BBC5 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Grey Chateau (#BABDC1). Slightly further away sit Cool Silver (#B0BBC0) and Morepork (#B8B5C2).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(181, 187, 197)), which gives #B5BBC5 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. #B5BBC5 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B5BBC5 color variations

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#B5BBC5 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 #B5BBC5

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

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

#B5BBC5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5BBC5
  • RGB181, 187, 197
  • CMYK6, 4, 0, 23
  • HSL218°, 12%, 74%
  • HSL Precise217.5°, 12.121%, 74.118%
  • HSV218°, 8%, 77%
  • HSB218°, 8%, 77%
  • HEX IDB5BBC5
  • DECIMAL ID11910085
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
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