All About Color #B9BCB3

#B9BCB3

About #B9BCB3

#B9BCB3 is a light gray color with the hex code #B9BCB3. In RGB it is red 185, green 188, blue 179; in HSL it is hue 80°, saturation 6%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 2%, 0%, 5%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.93:1 on white and 10.91:1 on black.

#B9BCB3 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, BC, B3
CMYK1.60%, 0.00%, 4.79%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal185, 188, 179
HSL80°, 6%, 72%
RGB Octal271, 274, 263
HSV (HSB)80.00°, 4.79%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111001, 10111100, 10110011
CIE-L*AB75.78, -2.69, 4.18
RGB Percent72.55%, 73.73%, 70.20%
CIE-L*CH75.78, 4.97, 122.81
XYZ46.13, 49.54, 49.78
CIE-L*UV75.78, -1.21, 6.62
xyY0.32, 0.34, 49.54
Hunter-Lab70.38, -6.18, 7.33
RYB70.20%, 73.73%, 71.37%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9BCB3 on a dark background: contrast 10.91:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9BCB3 on a light background: contrast 1.93:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9BCB3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9BCB3 · #E6E7E4 · #8C9183 · #B6B3BC · #E5E4E7

Analogous palette

#BCB6B3 · #BCBAB3 · #B9BCB3 · #B5BCB3 · #B3BCB6

Triadic palette

#B9BCB3 · #B3B9BC · #BCB3B9 · #E6E7E4 · #E4E6E7

Tetradic palette

#B9BCB3 · #B3BCBA · #B6B3BC · #BCB3B5 · #8C9183

Monochromatic palette

#6D7265 · #94988B · #B9BCB3 · #DFE0DC · #F3F3F1

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