All About Color #B9ACAE

#B9ACAE

About #B9ACAE

#B9ACAE is a light gray color with the hex code #B9ACAE. In RGB it is red 185, green 172, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 351°, saturation 8%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 0%, 7%, 6%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.19:1 on white and 9.58:1 on black.

#B9ACAE Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, AC, AE
CMYK0.00%, 7.03%, 5.95%, 27.45%
RGB Decimal185, 172, 174
HSL351°, 8%, 70%
RGB Octal271, 254, 256
HSV (HSB)350.77°, 7.03%, 72.55%
RGB Binary10111001, 10101100, 10101110
CIE-L*AB71.47, 5.02, 0.65
RGB Percent72.55%, 67.45%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH71.47, 5.06, 7.35
XYZ42.40, 42.88, 46.09
CIE-L*UV71.47, 7.48, 0.09
xyY0.32, 0.33, 42.88
Hunter-Lab65.48, 1.00, 4.11
RYB72.55%, 67.45%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9ACAE on a dark background: contrast 9.58:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9ACAE on a light background: contrast 2.19:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9ACAE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9ACAE · #E3DEDF · #8E7B7E · #ACB9B7 · #DEE3E2

Analogous palette

#B7ACB9 · #B9ACB4 · #B9ACAE · #B9B1AC · #B9B7AC

Triadic palette

#B9ACAE · #AEB9AC · #ACAEB9 · #E3DEDF · #DFE3DE

Tetradic palette

#B9ACAE · #B4B9AC · #ACB9B7 · #B1ACB9 · #8E7B7E

Monochromatic palette

#6E5E60 · #958386 · #B9ACAE · #DCD6D7 · #F3F1F2

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