Information about #B4BEC5 color

#B4BEC5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B4BEC5 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(180, 190, 197) (70.6% red, 74.5% green, 77.3% blue), or CMYK 7 / 3 / 0 / 23 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B4BEC5 reads as a gently muted sky-leaning azure and floats near the light end of the scale. 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 practically indistinguishable from Cool Silver (#B0BBC0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Half Grey Chateau (#BABDC1) and Alaska (#B2B9CD).

The recipe behind #B4BEC5 is rgb(180, 190, 197), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B4BEC5 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B4BEC5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B4BEC5 color variations

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

#B4BEC5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B4BEC5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B4BEC5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B4BEC5 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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#B4BEC5 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 #B4BEC5

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

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

#B4BEC5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B4BEC5
  • RGB180, 190, 197
  • CMYK7, 3, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(180, 190, 197)
  • HSL205°, 13%, 74%
  • HSL Precise204.706°, 12.782%, 73.922%
  • HSV205°, 9%, 77%
  • HSB205°, 9%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.745, 0.773)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.745, 0.773, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.745, 0.773)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB4BEC5
  • DECIMAL ID11845317
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers351 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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