Information about #B5BFBA color

#B5BFBA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B5BFBA is classified in the Register under the Spring Green Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(181, 191, 186) (71% red, 74.9% green, 72.9% blue), or CMYK 4 / 0 / 2 / 25 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B5BFBA reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and 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 practically indistinguishable from Half Robin Egg Blue (#B5C0B5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Loblolly (#B3BBB7) and Ash Gray (#B2BEB5).

The recipe behind #B5BFBA is rgb(181, 191, 186), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B5BFBA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. No one has named #B5BFBA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B5BFBA color variations

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

#B5BFBA 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 #B5BFBA

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

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5BFBA
  • RGB181, 191, 186
  • CMYK4, 0, 2, 25
  • CSSrgb(181, 191, 186)
  • HSL150°, 7%, 73%
  • HSL Precise150°, 7.246%, 72.941%
  • HSV150°, 5%, 75%
  • HSB150°, 5%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.749, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.749, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.749, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5BFBA
  • DECIMAL ID11911098
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01