All About Color #B9BCBB

#B9BCBB

About #B9BCBB

#B9BCBB is a light gray color with the hex code #B9BCBB. In RGB it is red 185, green 188, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 160°, saturation 2%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 2%, 0%, 1%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.91:1 on white and 10.97:1 on black.

#B9BCBB Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, BC, BB
CMYK1.60%, 0.00%, 0.53%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal185, 188, 187
HSL160°, 2%, 73%
RGB Octal271, 274, 273
HSV (HSB)160.00°, 1.60%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111001, 10111100, 10111011
CIE-L*AB75.99, -1.23, 0.13
RGB Percent72.55%, 73.73%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH75.99, 1.23, 173.91
XYZ46.96, 49.87, 54.16
CIE-L*UV75.99, -1.63, 0.42
xyY0.31, 0.33, 49.87
Hunter-Lab70.62, -4.88, 3.96
RYB72.55%, 73.25%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9BCBB on a dark background: contrast 10.97:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9BCBB on a light background: contrast 1.91:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9BCBB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9BCBB · #E8E9E8 · #8A8F8D · #BCB9BA · #E9E8E8

Analogous palette

#BABCB9 · #B9BCB9 · #B9BCBB · #B9BBBC · #B9BABC

Triadic palette

#B9BCBB · #BBB9BC · #BCBBB9 · #E8E9E8 · #E8E8E9

Tetradic palette

#B9BCBB · #B9B9BC · #BCB9BA · #BBBCB9 · #8A8F8D

Monochromatic palette

#6B706E · #929695 · #B9BCBB · #E0E1E1 · #F2F3F2

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