All About Color #B3BCB5

#B3BCB5

About #B3BCB5

#B3BCB5 is a light gray color with the hex code #B3BCB5. In RGB it is red 179, green 188, blue 181; in HSL it is hue 133°, saturation 6%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 5%, 0%, 4%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.95:1 on white and 10.78:1 on black.

#B3BCB5 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB3, BC, B5
CMYK4.79%, 0.00%, 3.72%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal179, 188, 181
HSL133°, 6%, 72%
RGB Octal263, 274, 265
HSV (HSB)133.33°, 4.79%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10110011, 10111100, 10110101
CIE-L*AB75.38, -4.43, 2.45
RGB Percent70.20%, 73.73%, 70.98%
CIE-L*CH75.38, 5.06, 151.07
XYZ44.91, 48.89, 50.78
CIE-L*UV75.38, -4.67, 4.40
xyY0.31, 0.34, 48.89
Hunter-Lab69.92, -7.69, 5.88
RYB70.20%, 73.08%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B3BCB5 on a dark background: contrast 10.78:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B3BCB5 on a light background: contrast 1.95:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B3BCB5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B3BCB5 · #E4E7E5 · #839186 · #BCB3BA · #E7E4E6

Analogous palette

#BABCB3 · #B6BCB3 · #B3BCB5 · #B3BCB9 · #B3BABC

Triadic palette

#B3BCB5 · #B5B3BC · #BCB5B3 · #E4E7E5 · #E5E4E7

Tetradic palette

#B3BCB5 · #B3B6BC · #BCB3BA · #BCB9B3 · #839186

Monochromatic palette

#657267 · #8B988E · #B3BCB5 · #DCE0DD · #F1F3F2

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