All About Color #BBBCB8

#BBBCB8

About #BBBCB8

#BBBCB8 is a light gray color with the hex code #BBBCB8. In RGB it is red 187, green 188, blue 184; in HSL it is hue 75°, saturation 3%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 1%, 0%, 2%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.91:1 on white and 11.00:1 on black.

#BBBCB8 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, BC, B8
CMYK0.53%, 0.00%, 2.13%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal187, 188, 184
HSL75°, 3%, 73%
RGB Octal273, 274, 270
HSV (HSB)75.00°, 2.13%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111011, 10111100, 10111000
CIE-L*AB76.06, -1.08, 1.89
RGB Percent73.33%, 73.73%, 72.16%
CIE-L*CH76.06, 2.18, 119.79
XYZ47.13, 49.99, 52.51
CIE-L*UV76.06, -0.34, 3.00
xyY0.31, 0.33, 49.99
Hunter-Lab70.70, -4.75, 5.46
RYB72.16%, 73.73%, 72.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBBCB8 on a dark background: contrast 11.00:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBBCB8 on a light background: contrast 1.91:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBBCB8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BBBCB8 · #E8E9E7 · #8E9089 · #B9B8BC · #E8E7E9

Analogous palette

#BCB9B8 · #BCBBB8 · #BBBCB8 · #B9BCB8 · #B8BCB9

Triadic palette

#BBBCB8 · #B8BBBC · #BCB8BB · #E8E9E7 · #E7E8E9

Tetradic palette

#BBBCB8 · #B8BCBB · #B9B8BC · #BCB8B9 · #8E9089

Monochromatic palette

#6F716A · #969791 · #BBBCB8 · #E1E1DF · #F2F3F2

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