All About Color #BBBCB9

#BBBCB9

About #BBBCB9

#BBBCB9 is a light gray color with the hex code #BBBCB9. In RGB it is red 187, green 188, blue 185; in HSL it is hue 80°, saturation 2%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 1%, 0%, 2%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.91:1 on white and 11.01:1 on black.

#BBBCB9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, BC, B9
CMYK0.53%, 0.00%, 1.60%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal187, 188, 185
HSL80°, 2%, 73%
RGB Octal273, 274, 271
HSV (HSB)80.00°, 1.60%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111011, 10111100, 10111001
CIE-L*AB76.09, -0.90, 1.38
RGB Percent73.33%, 73.73%, 72.55%
CIE-L*CH76.09, 1.65, 123.00
XYZ47.23, 50.03, 53.07
CIE-L*UV76.09, -0.39, 2.22
xyY0.31, 0.33, 50.03
Hunter-Lab70.73, -4.59, 5.03
RYB72.55%, 73.73%, 72.94%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBBCB9 on a dark background: contrast 11.01:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBBCB9 on a light background: contrast 1.91:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBBCB9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BBBCB9 · #E8E9E8 · #8D8F8A · #BAB9BC · #E8E8E9

Analogous palette

#BCBAB9 · #BCBBB9 · #BBBCB9 · #B9BCB9 · #B9BCBA

Triadic palette

#BBBCB9 · #B9BBBC · #BCB9BB · #E8E9E8 · #E8E8E9

Tetradic palette

#BBBCB9 · #B9BCBB · #BAB9BC · #BCB9B9 · #8D8F8A

Monochromatic palette

#6E706B · #959692 · #BBBCB9 · #E1E1E0 · #F2F3F2

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