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Information about #B1BEBF color

#B1BEBF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B1BEBF is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 190, 191) — 69.4% red, 74.5% green, 74.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #B1BEBF has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 Cool Silver (#B0BBC0). Slightly further away sit Longitude (#AEB7C0) and Loblolly (#B3BBB7).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 190, 191) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. #B1BEBF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B1BEBF color variations

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

#B1BEBF 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 #B1BEBF

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

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1BEBF
  • RGB177, 190, 191
  • CMYK5, 0, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(177, 190, 191)
  • HSL184°, 10%, 72%
  • HSL Precise184.286°, 9.859%, 72.157%
  • HSV184°, 7%, 75%
  • HSB184°, 7%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.745, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.745, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.745, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB1BEBF
  • DECIMAL ID11648703
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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