All About Color #B5BCAE

#B5BCAE

About #B5BCAE

#B5BCAE is a light gray color with the hex code #B5BCAE. In RGB it is red 181, green 188, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 90°, saturation 9%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 4%, 0%, 7%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.95:1 on white and 10.77:1 on black.

#B5BCAE Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, BC, AE
CMYK3.72%, 0.00%, 7.45%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal181, 188, 174
HSL90°, 9%, 71%
RGB Octal265, 274, 256
HSV (HSB)90.00°, 7.45%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10110101, 10111100, 10101110
CIE-L*AB75.36, -5.00, 6.23
RGB Percent70.98%, 73.73%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH75.36, 7.99, 128.76
XYZ44.68, 48.85, 47.12
CIE-L*UV75.36, -3.24, 9.98
xyY0.32, 0.35, 48.85
Hunter-Lab69.89, -8.20, 8.95
RYB68.24%, 73.73%, 70.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B5BCAE on a dark background: contrast 10.77:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B5BCAE on a light background: contrast 1.95:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B5BCAE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B5BCAE · #E3E5E0 · #87927C · #B5AEBC · #E3E0E5

Analogous palette

#BCB5AE · #BCBCAE · #B5BCAE · #AEBCAE · #AEBCB5

Triadic palette

#B5BCAE · #AEB5BC · #BCAEB5 · #E3E5E0 · #E0E3E5

Tetradic palette

#B5BCAE · #AEBCBC · #B5AEBC · #BCAEAE · #87927C

Monochromatic palette

#69725F · #8F9985 · #B5BCAE · #DBDFD8 · #F2F3F1

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