All About Color #B9BCB9

#B9BCB9

About #B9BCB9

#B9BCB9 is a light gray color with the hex code #B9BCB9. In RGB it is red 185, green 188, blue 185; in HSL it is hue 120°, saturation 2%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 2%, 0%, 2%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.92:1 on white and 10.96:1 on black.

#B9BCB9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, BC, B9
CMYK1.60%, 0.00%, 1.60%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal185, 188, 185
HSL120°, 2%, 73%
RGB Octal271, 274, 271
HSV (HSB)120.00°, 1.60%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111001, 10111100, 10111001
CIE-L*AB75.94, -1.60, 1.14
RGB Percent72.55%, 73.73%, 72.55%
CIE-L*CH75.94, 1.96, 144.48
XYZ46.75, 49.78, 53.04
CIE-L*UV75.94, -1.52, 1.98
xyY0.31, 0.33, 49.78
Hunter-Lab70.56, -5.21, 4.82
RYB72.55%, 73.73%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9BCB9 on a dark background: contrast 10.96:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9BCB9 on a light background: contrast 1.92:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9BCB9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9BCB9 · #E8E9E8 · #8A8F8A · #BCB9BC · #E9E8E9

Analogous palette

#BCBCB9 · #BABCB9 · #B9BCB9 · #B9BCBA · #B9BCBC

Triadic palette

#B9BCB9 · #B9B9BC · #BCB9B9 · #E8E9E8 · #E8E8E9

Tetradic palette

#B9BCB9 · #B9BABC · #BCB9BC · #BCBAB9 · #8A8F8A

Monochromatic palette

#6B706B · #929692 · #B9BCB9 · #E0E1E0 · #F2F3F2

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