Information about #B6BAC7 color

#B6BAC7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6BAC7 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 186, 199) — 71.4% red, 72.9% green, 78% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 5 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B6BAC7 reads as a calm, restrained blue and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Alaska (#B2B9CD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Morepork (#B8B5C2) and Half Grey Chateau (#BABDC1).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(182, 186, 199)), which gives #B6BAC7 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B6BAC7: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B6BAC7 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B6BAC7 color variations

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

#B6BAC7 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 #B6BAC7

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

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6BAC7
  • RGB182, 186, 199
  • CMYK7, 5, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(182, 186, 199)
  • HSL226°, 13%, 75%
  • HSL Precise225.882°, 13.178%, 74.706%
  • HSV226°, 9%, 78%
  • HSB226°, 9%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.729, 0.780)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.729, 0.780, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.729, 0.780)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB6BAC7
  • DECIMAL ID11975367
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01