All About Color #BBB9BB

#BBB9BB

About #BBB9BB

#BBB9BB is a light gray color with the hex code #BBB9BB. In RGB it is red 187, green 185, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 300°, saturation 1%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 0%, 1%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 1.95:1 on white and 10.77:1 on black.

#BBB9BB Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, B9, BB
CMYK0.00%, 1.07%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 185, 187
HSL300°, 1%, 73%
RGB Octal273, 271, 273
HSV (HSB)300.00°, 1.07%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10111001, 10111011
CIE-L*AB75.36, 1.07, -0.77
RGB Percent73.33%, 72.55%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH75.36, 1.32, 324.31
XYZ46.81, 48.85, 53.98
CIE-L*UV75.36, 1.03, -1.32
xyY0.31, 0.33, 48.85
Hunter-Lab69.89, -2.76, 3.14
RYB73.33%, 72.55%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBB9BB on a dark background: contrast 10.77:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBB9BB on a light background: contrast 1.95:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBB9BB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BBB9BB · #E8E8E8 · #8D8B8D · #B9BBB9 · #E8E8E8

Analogous palette

#B9B9BB · #BAB9BB · #BBB9BB · #BBB9BA · #BBB9B9

Triadic palette

#BBB9BB · #BBBBB9 · #B9BBBB · #E8E8E8 · #E8E8E8

Tetradic palette

#BBB9BB · #BBBAB9 · #B9BBB9 · #B9BABB · #8D8B8D

Monochromatic palette

#6F6D6F · #959395 · #BBB9BB · #E1E0E1 · #F2F2F2

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