All About Color #B3BCB8

#B3BCB8

About #B3BCB8

#B3BCB8 is a light gray color with the hex code #B3BCB8. In RGB it is red 179, green 188, blue 184; in HSL it is hue 153°, saturation 6%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 5%, 0%, 2%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.94:1 on white and 10.80:1 on black.

#B3BCB8 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB3, BC, B8
CMYK4.79%, 0.00%, 2.13%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal179, 188, 184
HSL153°, 6%, 72%
RGB Octal263, 274, 270
HSV (HSB)153.33°, 4.79%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10110011, 10111100, 10111000
CIE-L*AB75.46, -3.87, 0.93
RGB Percent70.20%, 73.73%, 72.16%
CIE-L*CH75.46, 3.98, 166.45
XYZ45.23, 49.01, 52.42
CIE-L*UV75.46, -4.81, 2.06
xyY0.31, 0.33, 49.01
Hunter-Lab70.01, -7.20, 4.61
RYB70.20%, 72.46%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B3BCB8 on a dark background: contrast 10.80:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B3BCB8 on a light background: contrast 1.94:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B3BCB8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B3BCB8 · #E4E7E6 · #83918A · #BCB3B7 · #E7E4E5

Analogous palette

#B7BCB3 · #B3BCB4 · #B3BCB8 · #B3BBBC · #B3B7BC

Triadic palette

#B3BCB8 · #B8B3BC · #BCB8B3 · #E4E7E6 · #E6E4E7

Tetradic palette

#B3BCB8 · #B4B3BC · #BCB3B7 · #BBBCB3 · #83918A

Monochromatic palette

#65726C · #8B9892 · #B3BCB8 · #DCE0DE · #F1F3F2

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