Information about #B9AAA7 color

#B9AAA7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9AAA7 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 170, 167) — 72.5% red, 66.7% green, 65.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 7 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained red, #B9AAA7 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Fashion Mauve (#B5A8A8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fantail (#BAAEA9) and Martini (#B7A8A3).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 170, 167) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #B9AAA7 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B9AAA7 color variations

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

#B9AAA7 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 #B9AAA7

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

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Silk color link
Silk

#BBADA1

Serene color link
Serene

#BDB0A3

Copyrite color link
Copyrite

#B4B2A6

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Pebble Grey color link
Pebble Grey

#B4B3A4

Half Napa color link
Half Napa

#B4AD9E

#B9AAA7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9AAA7
  • RGB185, 170, 167
  • CMYK0, 6, 7, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 170, 167)
  • HSL10°, 11%, 69%
  • HSL Precise10°, 11.392%, 69.02%
  • HSV10°, 10%, 73%
  • HSB10°, 10%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.667, 0.655)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.667, 0.655, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.667, 0.655)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9AAA7
  • DECIMAL ID12167847
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01