Information about #B9BBC0 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B9BBC0 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 187, 192) — 72.5% red, 73.3% green, 75.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 2 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #B9BBC0 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in 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). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soft Gray (#BBBDBD) and Greywacke (#BCB8BE).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 187, 192) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B9BBC0 color variations

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

#B9BBC0 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9BBC0 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9BBC0 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9BBC0 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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#B9BBC0 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 #B9BBC0

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

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Quarter Delta color link
Quarter Delta

#BFC0BB

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

#B9BBC0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9BBC0
  • RGB185, 187, 192
  • CMYK3, 2, 0, 25
  • HSL223°, 5%, 74%
  • HSL Precise222.857°, 5.263%, 73.922%
  • HSV223°, 4%, 75%
  • HSB223°, 4%, 75%
  • HEX IDB9BBC0
  • DECIMAL ID12172224
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.3%
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