All About Color #BBB9B4

#BBB9B4

About #BBB9B4

#BBB9B4 is a light gray color with the hex code #BBB9B4. In RGB it is red 187, green 185, blue 180; in HSL it is hue 43°, saturation 5%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 0%, 1%, 4%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 1.96:1 on white and 10.71:1 on black.

#BBB9B4 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, B9, B4
CMYK0.00%, 1.07%, 3.74%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 185, 180
HSL43°, 5%, 72%
RGB Octal273, 271, 264
HSV (HSB)42.86°, 3.74%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10111001, 10110100
CIE-L*AB75.18, -0.21, 2.77
RGB Percent73.33%, 72.55%, 70.59%
CIE-L*CH75.18, 2.78, 94.23
XYZ46.08, 48.56, 50.12
CIE-L*UV75.18, 1.44, 4.13
xyY0.32, 0.34, 48.56
Hunter-Lab69.68, -3.91, 6.13
RYB71.69%, 73.33%, 70.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBB9B4 on a dark background: contrast 10.71:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBB9B4 on a light background: contrast 1.96:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBB9B4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BBB9B4 · #E7E6E4 · #908C84 · #B4B6BB · #E4E5E7

Analogous palette

#BBB4B6 · #BBB6B4 · #BBB9B4 · #BABBB4 · #B6BBB4

Triadic palette

#BBB9B4 · #B4BBB9 · #B9B4BB · #E7E6E4 · #E4E7E6

Tetradic palette

#BBB9B4 · #B4BBB6 · #B4B6BB · #BBB4BA · #908C84

Monochromatic palette

#706D66 · #97948C · #BBB9B4 · #E0DFDC · #F3F3F2

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