All About Color #BBBBB9

#BBBBB9

About #BBBBB9

#BBBBB9 is a light gray color with the hex code #BBBBB9. In RGB it is red 187, green 187, blue 185; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 1%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 1%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 1.92:1 on white and 10.92:1 on black.

#BBBBB9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, BB, B9
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 1.07%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 187, 185
HSL60°, 1%, 73%
RGB Octal273, 273, 271
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 1.07%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10111011, 10111001
CIE-L*AB75.83, -0.37, 1.00
RGB Percent73.33%, 73.33%, 72.55%
CIE-L*CH75.83, 1.07, 110.02
XYZ47.02, 49.61, 53.00
CIE-L*UV75.83, 0.12, 1.56
xyY0.31, 0.33, 49.61
Hunter-Lab70.43, -4.09, 4.69
RYB72.55%, 73.33%, 72.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBBBB9 on a dark background: contrast 10.92:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBBBB9 on a light background: contrast 1.92:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBBBB9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BBBBB9 · #E8E8E8 · #8D8D8B · #B9B9BB · #E8E8E8

Analogous palette

#BBB9B9 · #BBBAB9 · #BBBBB9 · #BABBB9 · #B9BBB9

Triadic palette

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

Tetradic palette

#BBBBB9 · #B9BBBA · #B9B9BB · #BBB9BA · #8D8D8B

Monochromatic palette

#6F6F6D · #959593 · #BBBBB9 · #E1E1E0 · #F2F2F2

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