Information about #B9BDC0 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B9BDC0 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 189, 192) — 72.5% red, 74.1% green, 75.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 1 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B9BDC0 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Half Grey Chateau (#BABDC1). Slightly further away sit Soft Gray (#BBBDBD) and French Grey (#BFBDC1).

The recipe behind #B9BDC0 is rgb(185, 189, 192), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9BDC0: 11.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B9BDC0 color variations

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

#B9BDC0 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9BDC0 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9BDC0 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9BDC0 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B9BDC0 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B9BDC0

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

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Quarter Delta color link
Quarter Delta

#BFC0BB

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

#B9BDC0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9BDC0
  • RGB185, 189, 192
  • CMYK3, 1, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(185, 189, 192)
  • HSL206°, 5%, 74%
  • HSL Precise205.714°, 5.263%, 73.922%
  • HSV206°, 4%, 75%
  • HSB206°, 4%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.741, 0.753)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.741, 0.753, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.741, 0.753)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9BDC0
  • DECIMAL ID12172736
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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