Information about #B9ADAB color
Basic facts about this digital color
#B9ADAB presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Fantail (#BAAEA9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Half Perfect Taupe (#BBB2A9) and Milestone (#BEB1AC).
In RGB terms — rgb(185, 173, 171) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B9ADAB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. #B9ADAB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#B9ADAB color variations
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#B9ADAB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B9ADAB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B9ADAB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B9ADAB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B9ADAB 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 #B9ADAB color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #B9ADAB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BAAEA9
#BBB2A9
#BEB1AC
#B5A8A8
#BAB5A8
#B4B2A6
#B7B4B0
#BDB0A3
#BFAFB2
#B0ACAE
#B7A8A3
#BCB5A6
#B9ADAB color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B9ADAB
- RGB185, 173, 171
- CMYK0, 5, 5, 27
- CSSrgb(185, 173, 171)
- HSL9°, 9%, 70%
- HSL Precise8.571°, 9.091%, 69.804%
- HSV9°, 8%, 73%
- HSB9°, 8%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
- GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.678, 0.671)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.678, 0.671, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.678, 0.671)
- Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDB9ADAB
- DECIMAL ID12168619
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
