All About Color #B3BCAE

#B3BCAE

About #B3BCAE

#B3BCAE is a light gray color with the hex code #B3BCAE. In RGB it is red 179, green 188, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 99°, saturation 9%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 5%, 0%, 7%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.96:1 on white and 10.72:1 on black.

#B3BCAE Color Conversion

Hex tripletB3, BC, AE
CMYK4.79%, 0.00%, 7.45%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal179, 188, 174
HSL99°, 9%, 71%
RGB Octal263, 274, 256
HSV (HSB)98.57°, 7.45%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10110011, 10111100, 10101110
CIE-L*AB75.21, -5.71, 6.00
RGB Percent70.20%, 73.73%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH75.21, 8.28, 133.61
XYZ44.21, 48.61, 47.10
CIE-L*UV75.21, -4.36, 9.76
xyY0.32, 0.35, 48.61
Hunter-Lab69.72, -8.81, 8.75
RYB68.24%, 73.73%, 71.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B3BCAE on a dark background: contrast 10.72:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B3BCAE on a light background: contrast 1.96:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B3BCAE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B3BCAE · #E2E5E0 · #84927C · #B7AEBC · #E4E0E5

Analogous palette

#BCB7AE · #BABCAE · #B3BCAE · #AEBCB0 · #AEBCB7

Triadic palette

#B3BCAE · #AEB3BC · #BCAEB3 · #E2E5E0 · #E0E2E5

Tetradic palette

#B3BCAE · #AEBABC · #B7AEBC · #BCB0AE · #84927C

Monochromatic palette

#66725F · #8C9985 · #B3BCAE · #DADFD8 · #F2F3F1

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