All About Color #8B9C9B

#8B9C9B

About #8B9C9B

#8B9C9B is a medium gray color with the hex code #8B9C9B. In RGB it is red 139, green 156, blue 155; in HSL it is hue 176°, saturation 8%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 11%, 0%, 1%, 39%. Its contrast ratio is 2.87:1 on white and 7.33:1 on black.

#8B9C9B Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 9C, 9B
CMYK10.90%, 0.00%, 0.64%, 38.82%
RGB Decimal139, 156, 155
HSL176°, 8%, 58%
RGB Octal213, 234, 233
HSV (HSB)176.47°, 10.90%, 61.18%
RGB Binary10001011, 10011100, 10011011
CIE-L*AB63.04, -6.21, -1.53
RGB Percent54.51%, 61.18%, 60.78%
CIE-L*CH63.04, 6.39, 193.86
XYZ28.45, 31.63, 35.62
CIE-L*UV63.04, -9.17, -1.19
xyY0.30, 0.33, 31.63
Hunter-Lab56.24, -8.12, 1.82
RYB54.51%, 57.94%, 61.18%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B9C9B on a dark background: contrast 7.33:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8B9C9B on a light background: contrast 2.87:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B9C9B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8B9C9B · #BDC7C6 · #5E6E6D · #9C8B8C · #C7BDBE

Analogous palette

#8C9C8B · #8B9C93 · #8B9C9B · #8B959C · #8B8C9C

Triadic palette

#8B9C9B · #9B8B9C · #9C9B8B · #BDC7C6 · #C6BDC7

Tetradic palette

#8B9C9B · #938B9C · #9C8B8C · #959C8B · #5E6E6D

Monochromatic palette

#424D4C · #657675 · #8B9C9B · #B5C0BF · #DEE3E3

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