All About Color #B8BCAE

#B8BCAE

About #B8BCAE

#B8BCAE is a light gray color with the hex code #B8BCAE. In RGB it is red 184, green 188, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 77°, saturation 9%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 2%, 0%, 7%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.94:1 on white and 10.84:1 on black.

#B8BCAE Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, BC, AE
CMYK2.13%, 0.00%, 7.45%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal184, 188, 174
HSL77°, 9%, 71%
RGB Octal270, 274, 256
HSV (HSB)77.14°, 7.45%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111000, 10111100, 10101110
CIE-L*AB75.58, -3.94, 6.59
RGB Percent72.16%, 73.73%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH75.58, 7.68, 120.84
XYZ45.39, 49.21, 47.15
CIE-L*UV75.58, -1.53, 10.31
xyY0.32, 0.35, 49.21
Hunter-Lab70.15, -7.27, 9.26
RYB68.24%, 73.73%, 69.80%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B8BCAE on a dark background: contrast 10.84:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B8BCAE on a light background: contrast 1.94:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B8BCAE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B8BCAE · #E4E5E0 · #8C927C · #B2AEBC · #E2E0E5

Analogous palette

#BCB2AE · #BCB9AE · #B8BCAE · #B1BCAE · #AEBCB2

Triadic palette

#B8BCAE · #AEB8BC · #BCAEB8 · #E4E5E0 · #E0E4E5

Tetradic palette

#B8BCAE · #AEBCB9 · #B2AEBC · #BCAEB1 · #8C927C

Monochromatic palette

#6D725F · #939985 · #B8BCAE · #DDDFD8 · #F3F3F1

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