Information about #B1B2AB color

#B1B2AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B1B2AB falls into the Yellow Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(177, 178, 171) — 69.4% red, 69.8% green, 67.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 3 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #B1B2AB has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Diana Green (#B1B5A9). Slightly further away sit Half Delta (#AEB0AA) and Silver Foil (#AFB1AE).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 178, 171) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B1B2AB: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B1B2AB color variations

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

#B1B2AB 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 #B1B2AB

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

Diana Green color link
Diana Green

#B1B5A9

Half Delta color link
Half Delta

#AEB0AA

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Bel Air color link
Bel Air

#ADB5AA

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Copyrite color link
Copyrite

#B4B2A6

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Pebble Grey color link
Pebble Grey

#B4B3A4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1B2AB
  • RGB177, 178, 171
  • CMYK0, 0, 3, 30
  • CSSrgb(177, 178, 171)
  • HSL69°, 4%, 68%
  • HSL Precise68.571°, 4.348%, 68.431%
  • HSV69°, 4%, 70%
  • HSB69°, 4%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.698, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.698, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.698, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB1B2AB
  • DECIMAL ID11645611
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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