All About Color #B9B2BD

#B9B2BD

About #B9B2BD

#B9B2BD is a light gray color with the hex code #B9B2BD. In RGB it is red 185, green 178, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 278°, saturation 8%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 2%, 6%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.07:1 on white and 10.17:1 on black.

#B9B2BD Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, B2, BD
CMYK2.12%, 5.82%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal185, 178, 189
HSL278°, 8%, 72%
RGB Octal271, 262, 275
HSV (HSB)278.18°, 5.82%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111001, 10110010, 10111101
CIE-L*AB73.43, 4.53, -4.71
RGB Percent72.55%, 69.80%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH73.43, 6.53, 313.90
XYZ45.11, 45.83, 54.61
CIE-L*UV73.43, 3.32, -7.81
xyY0.31, 0.31, 45.83
Hunter-Lab67.70, 0.48, -0.44
RYB72.55%, 69.80%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9B2BD on a dark background: contrast 10.17:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9B2BD on a light background: contrast 2.07:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9B2BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9B2BD · #E6E3E8 · #8C8093 · #B6BDB2 · #E5E8E3

Analogous palette

#B2B6BD · #B3B2BD · #B9B2BD · #BDB2BC · #BDB2B6

Triadic palette

#B9B2BD · #BDB9B2 · #B2BDB9 · #E6E3E8 · #E8E6E3

Tetradic palette

#B9B2BD · #BDB3B2 · #B6BDB2 · #B2BCBD · #8C8093

Monochromatic palette

#6D6374 · #94899A · #B9B2BD · #DFDBE1 · #F3F1F3

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