Information about #B1BEB9 color

#B1BEB9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B1BEB9 belongs to the Spring Green Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(177, 190, 185) — 69.4% red, 74.5% green, 72.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 0 / 2 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B1BEB9 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ash Gray (#B2BEB5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Loblolly (#B3BBB7) and Half Robin Egg Blue (#B5C0B5).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 190, 185) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B1BEB9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 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.

#B1BEB9 color variations

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

#B1BEB9 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 #B1BEB9

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

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Enigma green color link
Enigma green

#AEC5B3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1BEB9
  • RGB177, 190, 185
  • CMYK5, 0, 2, 25
  • CSSrgb(177, 190, 185)
  • HSL157°, 9%, 72%
  • HSL Precise156.923°, 9.091%, 71.961%
  • HSV157°, 7%, 75%
  • HSB157°, 7%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.745, 0.725)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.745, 0.725, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.745, 0.725)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB1BEB9
  • DECIMAL ID11648697
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01