Information about #B9BFC2 color

#B9BFC2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9BFC2 falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 191, 194) — 72.5% red, 74.9% green, 76.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 1 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B9BFC2 is a muted, almost neutral grey 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 Half Grey Chateau (#BABDC1). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tiara (#B9C3BE) and Soft Gray (#BBBDBD).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 191, 194) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B9BFC2 color variations

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

#B9BFC2 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 #B9BFC2

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

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9BFC2
  • RGB185, 191, 194
  • CMYK4, 1, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(185, 191, 194)
  • HSL200°, 7%, 74%
  • HSL Precise200°, 6.87%, 74.314%
  • HSV200°, 5%, 76%
  • HSB200°, 5%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.749, 0.761)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.749, 0.761, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.749, 0.761)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9BFC2
  • DECIMAL ID12173250
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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