Information about #B9BABB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B9BABB falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 186, 187) — 72.5% red, 72.9% green, 73.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #B9BABB appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Soft Gray (#BBBDBD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Greywacke (#BCB8BE) and Half Silver Chalice (#B7BAB6).

The recipe behind #B9BABB is rgb(185, 186, 187), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9BABB: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9BABB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9BABB color variations

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

#B9BABB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9BABB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9BABB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9BABB 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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#B9BABB 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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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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Nearest named colors to #B9BABB

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

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Half Silver Chalice color link
Half Silver Chalice

#B7BAB6

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Rakaia color link
Rakaia

#BAB7B5

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Triple Concrete color link
Triple Concrete

#B7B6B5

Half Atmosphere color link
Half Atmosphere

#BEBFB7

Quarter Delta color link
Quarter Delta

#BFC0BB

Gray Cloud color link
Gray Cloud

#B6B6B4

#B9BABB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9BABB
  • RGB185, 186, 187
  • CMYK1, 0, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 186, 187)
  • HSL210°, 1%, 73%
  • HSL Precise210°, 1.449%, 72.941%
  • HSV210°, 1%, 73%
  • HSB210°, 1%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.729, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.729, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.729, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9BABB
  • DECIMAL ID12171963
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers307 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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