All About Color #8B9C96

#8B9C96

About #8B9C96

#8B9C96 is a medium gray color with the hex code #8B9C96. In RGB it is red 139, green 156, blue 150; in HSL it is hue 159°, saturation 8%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 11%, 0%, 4%, 39%. Its contrast ratio is 2.88:1 on white and 7.29:1 on black.

#8B9C96 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 9C, 96
CMYK10.90%, 0.00%, 3.85%, 38.82%
RGB Decimal139, 156, 150
HSL159°, 8%, 58%
RGB Octal213, 234, 226
HSV (HSB)158.82°, 10.90%, 61.18%
RGB Binary10001011, 10011100, 10010110
CIE-L*AB62.90, -7.23, 1.08
RGB Percent54.51%, 61.18%, 58.82%
CIE-L*CH62.90, 7.32, 171.47
XYZ28.04, 31.47, 33.45
CIE-L*UV62.90, -9.01, 2.76
xyY0.30, 0.34, 31.47
Hunter-Lab56.10, -8.94, 3.91
RYB54.51%, 58.56%, 61.18%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B9C96 on a dark background: contrast 7.29:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8B9C96 on a light background: contrast 2.88:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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Complementary palette

#8B9C96 · #BDC7C3 · #5E6E68 · #9C8B91 · #C7BDC0

Analogous palette

#919C8B · #8B9C8E · #8B9C96 · #8B9A9C · #8B919C

Triadic palette

#8B9C96 · #968B9C · #9C968B · #BDC7C3 · #C3BDC7

Tetradic palette

#8B9C96 · #8E8B9C · #9C8B91 · #9A9C8B · #5E6E68

Monochromatic palette

#424D49 · #657670 · #8B9C96 · #B5C0BC · #DEE3E1

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