All About Color #B9BCAE

#B9BCAE

About #B9BCAE

#B9BCAE is a light gray color with the hex code #B9BCAE. In RGB it is red 185, green 188, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 73°, saturation 9%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 2%, 0%, 7%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.93:1 on white and 10.87:1 on black.

#B9BCAE Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, BC, AE
CMYK1.60%, 0.00%, 7.45%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal185, 188, 174
HSL73°, 9%, 71%
RGB Octal271, 274, 256
HSV (HSB)72.86°, 7.45%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111001, 10111100, 10101110
CIE-L*AB75.66, -3.58, 6.71
RGB Percent72.55%, 73.73%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH75.66, 7.60, 118.06
XYZ45.63, 49.34, 47.16
CIE-L*UV75.66, -0.95, 10.42
xyY0.32, 0.35, 49.34
Hunter-Lab70.24, -6.96, 9.36
RYB68.24%, 73.73%, 69.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9BCAE on a dark background: contrast 10.87:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9BCAE on a light background: contrast 1.93:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9BCAE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9BCAE · #E4E5E0 · #8D927C · #B1AEBC · #E2E0E5

Analogous palette

#BCB1AE · #BCB8AE · #B9BCAE · #B2BCAE · #AEBCB1

Triadic palette

#B9BCAE · #AEB9BC · #BCAEB9 · #E4E5E0 · #E0E4E5

Tetradic palette

#B9BCAE · #AEBCB8 · #B1AEBC · #BCAEB2 · #8D927C

Monochromatic palette

#6E725F · #959985 · #B9BCAE · #DDDFD8 · #F3F3F1

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