All About Color #B9BCBC

#B9BCBC

About #B9BCBC

#B9BCBC is a light gray color with the hex code #B9BCBC. In RGB it is red 185, green 188, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 2%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 2%, 0%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.91:1 on white and 10.98:1 on black.

#B9BCBC Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, BC, BC
CMYK1.60%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal185, 188, 188
HSL180°, 2%, 73%
RGB Octal271, 274, 274
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 1.60%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111001, 10111100, 10111100
CIE-L*AB76.01, -1.04, -0.37
RGB Percent72.55%, 73.73%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH76.01, 1.10, 199.79
XYZ47.07, 49.91, 54.73
CIE-L*UV76.01, -1.68, -0.36
xyY0.31, 0.33, 49.91
Hunter-Lab70.65, -4.71, 3.52
RYB72.55%, 73.14%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9BCBC on a dark background: contrast 10.98:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9BCBC on a light background: contrast 1.91:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9BCBC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9BCBC · #E8E9E9 · #8A8F8F · #BCB9B9 · #E9E8E8

Analogous palette

#B9BCB9 · #B9BCBA · #B9BCBC · #B9BABC · #B9B9BC

Triadic palette

#B9BCBC · #BCB9BC · #BCBCB9 · #E8E9E9 · #E9E8E9

Tetradic palette

#B9BCBC · #BAB9BC · #BCB9B9 · #BABCB9 · #8A8F8F

Monochromatic palette

#6B7070 · #929696 · #B9BCBC · #E0E1E1 · #F2F3F3

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