All About Color #BBB8AF

#BBB8AF

About #BBB8AF

#BBB8AF is a light gray color with the hex code #BBB8AF. In RGB it is red 187, green 184, blue 175; in HSL it is hue 45°, saturation 8%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 6%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 1.98:1 on white and 10.59:1 on black.

#BBB8AF Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, B8, AF
CMYK0.00%, 1.60%, 6.42%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 184, 175
HSL45°, 8%, 71%
RGB Octal273, 270, 257
HSV (HSB)45.00°, 6.42%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10111000, 10101111
CIE-L*AB74.79, -0.56, 4.93
RGB Percent73.33%, 72.16%, 68.63%
CIE-L*CH74.79, 4.96, 96.45
XYZ45.37, 47.94, 47.42
CIE-L*UV74.79, 2.26, 7.31
xyY0.32, 0.34, 47.94
Hunter-Lab69.24, -4.20, 7.86
RYB70.20%, 73.33%, 68.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBB8AF on a dark background: contrast 10.59:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBB8AF on a light background: contrast 1.98:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBB8AF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BBB8AF · #E5E4E1 · #918C7E · #AFB2BB · #E1E2E5

Analogous palette

#BBAFB2 · #BBB2AF · #BBB8AF · #B8BBAF · #B2BBAF

Triadic palette

#BBB8AF · #AFBBB8 · #B8AFBB · #E5E4E1 · #E1E5E4

Tetradic palette

#BBB8AF · #AFBBB2 · #AFB2BB · #BBAFB8 · #918C7E

Monochromatic palette

#716D60 · #989386 · #BBB8AF · #DEDDD8 · #F3F3F1

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