Information about #B5BBCB color

#B5BBCB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B5BBCB belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(181, 187, 203) (71% red, 73.3% green, 79.6% blue), or CMYK 9 / 6 / 0 / 20 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned sky-leaning azure, #B5BBCB has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Alaska (#B2B9CD). Slightly further away sit Blue Haze (#BDBACE) and Serendipity (#B1B9D3).

The recipe behind #B5BBCB is rgb(181, 187, 203), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5BBCB: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B5BBCB color variations

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

#B5BBCB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5BBCB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5BBCB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5BBCB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B5BBCB 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
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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
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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
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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
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#BACAB4
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#B4CAB9
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Nearest named colors to #B5BBCB

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

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

#B5BBCB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5BBCB
  • RGB181, 187, 203
  • CMYK9, 6, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(181, 187, 203)
  • HSL224°, 17%, 75%
  • HSL Precise223.636°, 17.46%, 75.294%
  • HSV224°, 11%, 80%
  • HSB224°, 11%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.733, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.733, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.733, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5BBCB
  • DECIMAL ID11910091
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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