Information about #B5BABD color

#B5BABD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B5BABD is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(181, 186, 189) (71% red, 72.9% green, 74.1% blue), or CMYK 3 / 1 / 0 / 26 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B5BABD reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from OnlyUp Coin (#B0BABA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cool Silver (#B0BBC0) and Loblolly (#B3BBB7).

The recipe behind #B5BABD is rgb(181, 186, 189), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B5BABD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. #B5BABD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B5BABD color variations

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

#B5BABD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Metallic Platinum

#D3D6D8
#E1E3E5

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#F0F1F2

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White

#FFFFFF

#B5BABD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#8E969B

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#687176

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#454B4E

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#222527

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Black

#000000

#B5BABD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#949799

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#898B8C

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Grey

#808080

#B5BABD 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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#B5BABD 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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#BEB9B6
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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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#BEB6B7
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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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#B6BEBD
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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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#BEB6BB
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#BBBEB6
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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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#BDB6BE
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#B7BEB6
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Nearest named colors to #B5BABD

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

OnlyUp Coin color link
OnlyUp Coin

#B0BABA

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Half Silver Chalice color link
Half Silver Chalice

#B7BAB6

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

#B5BABD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5BABD
  • RGB181, 186, 189
  • CMYK3, 1, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(181, 186, 189)
  • HSL203°, 6%, 73%
  • HSL Precise202.5°, 5.714%, 72.549%
  • HSV203°, 4%, 74%
  • HSB203°, 4%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.729, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.729, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.729, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5BABD
  • DECIMAL ID11909821
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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