Information about #B2B2BD color

#B2B2BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B2B2BD belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(178, 178, 189) — 69.8% red, 69.8% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 4 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B2B2BD reads as a softly muted neutral grey and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Misty Lavender (#B6B5B9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Longitude (#AEB7C0) and Antique Steel (#B1B6B7).

The recipe behind #B2B2BD is rgb(178, 178, 189), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B2B2BD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. No one has named #B2B2BD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B2B2BD color variations

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

#B2B2BD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B2B2BD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#656576

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#43434F

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Black

#000000

#B2B2BD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B2B2BD 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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#B2B2BD 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 #B2B2BD

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

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Philippine Silver color link
Philippine Silver

#B3B3B3

Triple Concrete color link
Triple Concrete

#B7B6B5

#B2B2BD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2B2BD
  • RGB178, 178, 189
  • CMYK4, 4, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(178, 178, 189)
  • HSL240°, 8%, 72%
  • HSL Precise240°, 7.692%, 71.961%
  • HSV240°, 6%, 74%
  • HSB240°, 6%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.698, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.698, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.698, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB2B2BD
  • DECIMAL ID11711165
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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