All About Color #B9BCBA

#B9BCBA

About #B9BCBA

#B9BCBA is a light gray color with the hex code #B9BCBA. In RGB it is red 185, green 188, blue 186; in HSL it is hue 140°, saturation 2%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 2%, 0%, 1%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.92:1 on white and 10.97:1 on black.

#B9BCBA Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, BC, BA
CMYK1.60%, 0.00%, 1.06%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal185, 188, 186
HSL140°, 2%, 73%
RGB Octal271, 274, 272
HSV (HSB)140.00°, 1.60%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111001, 10111100, 10111010
CIE-L*AB75.96, -1.41, 0.64
RGB Percent72.55%, 73.73%, 72.94%
CIE-L*CH75.96, 1.55, 155.77
XYZ46.85, 49.83, 53.60
CIE-L*UV75.96, -1.57, 1.20
xyY0.31, 0.33, 49.83
Hunter-Lab70.59, -5.05, 4.39
RYB72.55%, 73.43%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9BCBA on a dark background: contrast 10.97:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9BCBA on a light background: contrast 1.92:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9BCBA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9BCBA · #E8E9E8 · #8A8F8B · #BCB9BB · #E9E8E8

Analogous palette

#BBBCB9 · #B9BCB9 · #B9BCBA · #B9BCBB · #B9BBBC

Triadic palette

#B9BCBA · #BAB9BC · #BCBAB9 · #E8E9E8 · #E8E8E9

Tetradic palette

#B9BCBA · #B9B9BC · #BCB9BB · #BCBBB9 · #8A8F8B

Monochromatic palette

#6B706D · #929693 · #B9BCBA · #E0E1E0 · #F2F3F2

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