All About Color #B8B8AD

#B8B8AD

About #B8B8AD

#B8B8AD is a light gray color with the hex code #B8B8AD. In RGB it is red 184, green 184, blue 173; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 7%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 6%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 2.00:1 on white and 10.50:1 on black.

#B8B8AD Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, B8, AD
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 5.98%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal184, 184, 173
HSL60°, 7%, 70%
RGB Octal270, 270, 255
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 5.98%, 72.16%
RGB Binary10111000, 10111000, 10101101
CIE-L*AB74.50, -1.99, 5.58
RGB Percent72.16%, 72.16%, 67.84%
CIE-L*CH74.50, 5.92, 109.60
XYZ44.45, 47.49, 46.36
CIE-L*UV74.50, 0.62, 8.49
xyY0.32, 0.34, 47.49
Hunter-Lab68.91, -5.46, 8.35
RYB67.84%, 72.16%, 67.84%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B8B8AD on a dark background: contrast 10.50:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B8B8AD on a light background: contrast 2.00:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B8B8AD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#B8B8AD · #E3E3DE · #8D8D7C · #ADADB8 · #DEDEE3

Analogous palette

#B8ADAD · #B8B3AD · #B8B8AD · #B3B8AD · #ADB8AD

Triadic palette

#B8B8AD · #ADB8B8 · #B8ADB8 · #E3E3DE · #DEE3E3

Tetradic palette

#B8B8AD · #ADB8B3 · #ADADB8 · #B8ADB3 · #8D8D7C

Monochromatic palette

#6D6D5F · #949484 · #B8B8AD · #DBDBD6 · #F3F3F1

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