All About Color #B9BABC

#B9BABC

About #B9BABC

#B9BABC is a light gray color with the hex code #B9BABC. In RGB it is red 185, green 186, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 220°, saturation 2%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 2%, 1%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.94:1 on white and 10.81:1 on black.

#B9BABC Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, BA, BC
CMYK1.60%, 1.06%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal185, 186, 188
HSL220°, 2%, 73%
RGB Octal271, 272, 274
HSV (HSB)220.00°, 1.60%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111001, 10111010, 10111100
CIE-L*AB75.49, 0.03, -1.14
RGB Percent72.55%, 72.94%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH75.49, 1.14, 271.52
XYZ46.64, 49.06, 54.59
CIE-L*UV75.49, -0.67, -1.69
xyY0.31, 0.33, 49.06
Hunter-Lab70.04, -3.71, 2.82
RYB72.55%, 72.84%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9BABC on a dark background: contrast 10.81:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9BABC on a light background: contrast 1.94:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9BABC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9BABC · #E8E8E9 · #8A8B8F · #BCBBB9 · #E9E8E8

Analogous palette

#B9BCBB · #B9BBBC · #B9BABC · #B9B9BC · #BBB9BC

Triadic palette

#B9BABC · #BCB9BA · #BABCB9 · #E8E8E9 · #E9E8E8

Tetradic palette

#B9BABC · #BCB9BB · #BCBBB9 · #B9BCB9 · #8A8B8F

Monochromatic palette

#6B6D70 · #929396 · #B9BABC · #E0E0E1 · #F2F2F3

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