All About Color #B8A8A8

#B8A8A8

About #B8A8A8

#B8A8A8 is a light gray color with the hex code #B8A8A8. In RGB it is red 184, green 168, blue 168; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 10%, lightness 69%; in CMYK it is 0%, 9%, 9%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 2.28:1 on white and 9.20:1 on black.

#B8A8A8 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, A8, A8
CMYK0.00%, 8.70%, 8.70%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal184, 168, 168
HSL0°, 10%, 69%
RGB Octal270, 250, 250
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 8.70%, 72.16%
RGB Binary10111000, 10101000, 10101000
CIE-L*AB70.19, 5.78, 2.09
RGB Percent72.16%, 65.88%, 65.88%
CIE-L*CH70.19, 6.14, 19.86
XYZ40.84, 41.02, 42.81
CIE-L*UV70.19, 9.46, 2.04
xyY0.33, 0.33, 41.02
Hunter-Lab64.05, 1.73, 5.20
RYB72.16%, 65.88%, 65.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B8A8A8 on a dark background: contrast 9.20:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B8A8A8 on a light background: contrast 2.28:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B8A8A8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#B8A8A8 · #E1DBDB · #8F7676 · #A8B8B8 · #DBE1E1

Analogous palette

#B8A8B8 · #B8A8B0 · #B8A8A8 · #B8B0A8 · #B8B8A8

Triadic palette

#B8A8A8 · #A8B8A8 · #A8A8B8 · #E1DBDB · #DBE1DB

Tetradic palette

#B8A8A8 · #B0B8A8 · #A8B8B8 · #B0A8B8 · #8F7676

Monochromatic palette

#6D5A5A · #957E7E · #B8A8A8 · #DAD2D2 · #F4F1F1

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