Information about #B2AFAA color

#B2AFAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B2AFAA is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 175, 170) — 69.8% red, 68.6% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 3 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #B2AFAA has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Delta (#AEB0AA). Slightly further away sit Bombay (#AEAEAD) and Silver Foil (#AFB1AE).

In RGB terms — rgb(178, 175, 170) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B2AFAA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B2AFAA color variations

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

#B2AFAA 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 #B2AFAA

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

Half Delta color link
Half Delta

#AEB0AA

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Copyrite color link
Copyrite

#B4B2A6

Diana Green color link
Diana Green

#B1B5A9

Subtle Gray color link
Subtle Gray

#ADAAA8

Pebble Grey color link
Pebble Grey

#B4B3A4

Bel Air color link
Bel Air

#ADB5AA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2AFAA
  • RGB178, 175, 170
  • CMYK0, 1, 3, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 175, 170)
  • HSL38°, 5%, 68%
  • HSL Precise37.5°, 4.938%, 68.235%
  • HSV38°, 4%, 70%
  • HSB38°, 4%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.686, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.686, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.686, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB2AFAA
  • DECIMAL ID11710378
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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