All About Color #B8BCB3

#B8BCB3

About #B8BCB3

#B8BCB3 is a light gray color with the hex code #B8BCB3. In RGB it is red 184, green 188, blue 179; in HSL it is hue 87°, saturation 6%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 2%, 0%, 5%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.93:1 on white and 10.88:1 on black.

#B8BCB3 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, BC, B3
CMYK2.13%, 0.00%, 4.79%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal184, 188, 179
HSL87°, 6%, 72%
RGB Octal270, 274, 263
HSV (HSB)86.67°, 4.79%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111000, 10111100, 10110011
CIE-L*AB75.71, -3.05, 4.05
RGB Percent72.16%, 73.73%, 70.20%
CIE-L*CH75.71, 5.07, 126.91
XYZ45.89, 49.41, 49.77
CIE-L*UV75.71, -1.78, 6.50
xyY0.32, 0.34, 49.41
Hunter-Lab70.29, -6.49, 7.23
RYB70.20%, 73.73%, 71.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B8BCB3 on a dark background: contrast 10.88:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B8BCB3 on a light background: contrast 1.93:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B8BCB3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B8BCB3 · #E6E7E4 · #8A9183 · #B7B3BC · #E5E4E7

Analogous palette

#BCB7B3 · #BCBBB3 · #B8BCB3 · #B4BCB3 · #B3BCB7

Triadic palette

#B8BCB3 · #B3B8BC · #BCB3B8 · #E6E7E4 · #E4E6E7

Tetradic palette

#B8BCB3 · #B3BCBB · #B7B3BC · #BCB3B4 · #8A9183

Monochromatic palette

#6C7265 · #92988B · #B8BCB3 · #DEE0DC · #F2F3F1

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