All About Color #B9BBBB

#B9BBBB

About #B9BBBB

#B9BBBB is a light gray color with the hex code #B9BBBB. In RGB it is red 185, green 187, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 1%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 1%, 0%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 1.93:1 on white and 10.89:1 on black.

#B9BBBB Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, BB, BB
CMYK1.07%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal185, 187, 187
HSL180°, 1%, 73%
RGB Octal271, 273, 273
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 1.07%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111001, 10111011, 10111011
CIE-L*AB75.73, -0.69, -0.25
RGB Percent72.55%, 73.33%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH75.73, 0.74, 200.06
XYZ46.75, 49.44, 54.09
CIE-L*UV75.73, -1.12, -0.24
xyY0.31, 0.33, 49.44
Hunter-Lab70.32, -4.38, 3.61
RYB72.55%, 72.94%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9BBBB on a dark background: contrast 10.89:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9BBBB on a light background: contrast 1.93:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9BBBB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9BBBB · #E8E8E8 · #8B8D8D · #BBB9B9 · #E8E8E8

Analogous palette

#B9BBB9 · #B9BBBA · #B9BBBB · #B9BABB · #B9B9BB

Triadic palette

#B9BBBB · #BBB9BB · #BBBBB9 · #E8E8E8 · #E8E8E8

Tetradic palette

#B9BBBB · #BAB9BB · #BBB9B9 · #BABBB9 · #8B8D8D

Monochromatic palette

#6D6F6F · #939595 · #B9BBBB · #E0E1E1 · #F2F2F2

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