All About Color #B8A8A9

#B8A8A9

About #B8A8A9

#B8A8A9 is a light gray color with the hex code #B8A8A9. In RGB it is red 184, green 168, blue 169; in HSL it is hue 356°, saturation 10%, lightness 69%; in CMYK it is 0%, 9%, 8%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 2.28:1 on white and 9.21:1 on black.

#B8A8A9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, A8, A9
CMYK0.00%, 8.70%, 8.15%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal184, 168, 169
HSL356°, 10%, 69%
RGB Octal270, 250, 251
HSV (HSB)356.25°, 8.70%, 72.16%
RGB Binary10111000, 10101000, 10101001
CIE-L*AB70.22, 5.95, 1.57
RGB Percent72.16%, 65.88%, 66.27%
CIE-L*CH70.22, 6.15, 14.80
XYZ40.93, 41.06, 43.30
CIE-L*UV70.22, 9.38, 1.27
xyY0.33, 0.33, 41.06
Hunter-Lab64.08, 1.88, 4.79
RYB72.16%, 65.88%, 66.27%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B8A8A9 on a dark background: contrast 9.21:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B8A8A9 on a light background: contrast 2.28:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B8A8A9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B8A8A9 · #E1DBDB · #8F7677 · #A8B8B7 · #DBE1E1

Analogous palette

#B7A8B8 · #B8A8B1 · #B8A8A9 · #B8AFA8 · #B8B7A8

Triadic palette

#B8A8A9 · #A9B8A8 · #A8A9B8 · #E1DBDB · #DBE1DB

Tetradic palette

#B8A8A9 · #B1B8A8 · #A8B8B7 · #AFA8B8 · #8F7677

Monochromatic palette

#6D5A5B · #957E80 · #B8A8A9 · #DAD2D3 · #F4F1F1

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