Information about #B1B7BE color

#B1B7BE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B1B7BE is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 183, 190) — 69.4% red, 71.8% green, 74.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 3 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #B1B7BE has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Longitude (#AEB7C0). Slightly further away sit Cool Silver (#B0BBC0) and OnlyUp Coin (#B0BABA).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(177, 183, 190)), which gives #B1B7BE its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B1B7BE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B1B7BE color variations

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

#B1B7BE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B1B7BE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#646D78

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#424850

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Black

#000000

#B1B7BE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#888A8C

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Grey

#808080

#B1B7BE 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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#B1B7BE 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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#B8B1BE
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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 #B1B7BE

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

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

OnlyUp Coin color link
OnlyUp Coin

#B0BABA

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

#B1B7BE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1B7BE
  • RGB177, 183, 190
  • CMYK5, 3, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(177, 183, 190)
  • HSL212°, 9%, 72%
  • HSL Precise212.308°, 9.091%, 71.961%
  • HSV212°, 7%, 75%
  • HSB212°, 7%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.718, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.718, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.718, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB1B7BE
  • DECIMAL ID11646910
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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