All About Color #BBB9BC

#BBB9BC

About #BBB9BC

#BBB9BC is a light gray color with the hex code #BBB9BC. In RGB it is red 187, green 185, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 280°, saturation 2%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 1%, 2%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.95:1 on white and 10.78:1 on black.

#BBB9BC Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, B9, BC
CMYK0.53%, 1.60%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal187, 185, 188
HSL280°, 2%, 73%
RGB Octal273, 271, 274
HSV (HSB)280.00°, 1.60%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111011, 10111001, 10111100
CIE-L*AB75.39, 1.26, -1.28
RGB Percent73.33%, 72.55%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH75.39, 1.79, 314.64
XYZ46.92, 48.89, 54.54
CIE-L*UV75.39, 0.97, -2.10
xyY0.31, 0.33, 48.89
Hunter-Lab69.92, -2.59, 2.70
RYB73.33%, 72.55%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBB9BC on a dark background: contrast 10.78:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBB9BC on a light background: contrast 1.95:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBB9BC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BBB9BC · #E8E8E9 · #8D8A8F · #BABCB9 · #E8E9E8

Analogous palette

#B9BABC · #B9B9BC · #BBB9BC · #BCB9BB · #BCB9BA

Triadic palette

#BBB9BC · #BCBBB9 · #B9BCBB · #E8E8E9 · #E9E8E8

Tetradic palette

#BBB9BC · #BCB9B9 · #BABCB9 · #B9BBBC · #8D8A8F

Monochromatic palette

#6E6B70 · #959296 · #BBB9BC · #E1E0E1 · #F2F2F3

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