Information about #B6C3CD color

#B6C3CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6C3CD falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 195, 205) — 71.4% red, 76.5% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 4 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B6C3CD is a calm, restrained azure that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Metallic Silver (#BCC6CC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF) and Oxygen (#BBC6D5).

In RGB terms — rgb(182, 195, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. No one has named #B6C3CD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B6C3CD color variations

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

#B6C3CD 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 #B6C3CD

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

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Breathless color link
Breathless

#C1C8D2

Jungle Mist color link
Jungle Mist

#B4CFD3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6C3CD
  • RGB182, 195, 205
  • CMYK9, 4, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(182, 195, 205)
  • HSL206°, 19%, 76%
  • HSL Precise206.087°, 18.699%, 75.882%
  • HSV206°, 11%, 80%
  • HSB206°, 11%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.765, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.765, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.765, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB6C3CD
  • DECIMAL ID11977677
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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