#B8B9B6 Hex Color

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Color Name

Medium Gray*

Hex Color Code

#B8B9B6

RGB Color Code

RGB(184, 185, 182)

CMYK Values*

0.5%, 0.0%, 1.6%, 27.5%

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#B8B9B6 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is B8B9B6?

The RGB color code for color number #B8B9B6 is RGB(184, 185, 182). In the RGB color model, #B8B9B6 has a red value of 184, a green value of 185, and a blue value of 182. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.5% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 1.6% yellow, and 27.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 80° (degrees), 2.1 % saturation, and 72.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #B8B9B6 has a hue of 80° (degrees), 1.6 % saturation and 72.5 % brightness/value.

Color B8B9B6 is cool or warm?

Color B8B9B6 is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #B8B9B6? (For interior and product design)

B8B9B6 has an LRV of nearly 48.3. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#B8B9B6

LRV 48.3

Light Color

Compare LRV 48.3 of #B8B9B6 with dark and light color

Is #B8B9B6 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color B8B9B6 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #B8B9B6 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #B8B9B6

Hex triplet: #B8B9B6
Red: B8
Green: B9
Blue: B6

RGBA / RGB rgb(184, 185, 182)

Red: 184 (72.2%)
Green: 185 (72.5%)
Blue: 182 (71.4%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.54%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 1.62%
Key: 27.45%

HSL hsl(80deg, 2.1 %, 72.0 %)

Hue: 80°
Saturation: 2.10 %
Lightness: 71.96 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 80°
Saturation: 1.62 %
Brightness / Value: 72.55 %

RYB ryb(31, 60, 51)

Red: 31 (12.2%)
Yellow: 60 (23.7%)
Blue: 51 (20.1%)

HWB

Hue: 80°
Whiteness: 71.37 %
Blackness: 27.45 %

CMY

Cyan: 27.84%
Magenta: 27.45%
Yellow: 28.63%

XYZ

X: 45.56
Y: 48.27
Z: 51.17

YXY

Y1: 48.27
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 74.99
A: -0.9
B: 1.39

CIE-Lch

L: 74.99
C: 1.65
H: 123

CIE-Luv

L: 74.99
U: -0.4
V: 2.21

Hunter-Lab

L: 69.47
A: -4.52
B: 4.96

Other

LRV: ~ 48.3 %
Munsell Color System: 6.8GY 7.4/0.4

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #B8B9B6

These are the named colors closest to hex B8B9B6, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

97.65% match | ΔE 2.35

#C0C0C0 Color Silver

97.30% match | ΔE 2.70

#A9A9A9 Color Dark Gray

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

#CCCCCC Color Neon Silver

94.70% match | ΔE 5.30

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to B8B9B6.

#B7B9B8 Color PANTONE 14-4216 TCX - Monsoon Mist

98.91% match | ΔE 1.09

#BBBCBC Color PANTONE 14-4103 TCX - Gray Violet

98.13% match | ΔE 1.87

#BEBDBD Color PANTONE 14-4203 TCX - Vapor Blue

97.47% match | ΔE 2.53

#BABEBF Color PANTONE 14-4104 TCX - Northern Droplet

97.35% match | ΔE 2.65

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to B8B9B6.

#B2B4B2 Color PANTONE 421 C

98.46% match | ΔE 1.54

#B9BBBB Color PANTONE 10103 C

98.30% match | ΔE 1.70

#B1B3B3 Color PANTONE Cool Gray 5 C

97.71% match | ΔE 2.29

#B1B1B1 Color PANTONE 4281 C

97.21% match | ΔE 2.79

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to B8B9B6.

#BABABA Color RAL 000 75 00 - Marble Grey

98.10% match | ΔE 1.90

#ACADAC Color RAL 000 70 00 - Light Grey

96.55% match | ΔE 3.45

#C9C8C7 Color RAL 000 80 00 - Foggy Grey

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

#AEADA3 Color RAL 100 70 05 - Smoky White

95.23% match | ΔE 4.77

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to B8B9B6.

#B6B6B6 Color BS 18-B-19 - Grey

98.01% match | ΔE 1.99

#BDBDBD Color BS 22-C-35 - Purple

97.80% match | ΔE 2.20

#BFBFBF Color BS 18-B-17 - Silver Haze

97.48% match | ΔE 2.52

#A9A9A8 Color BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey

95.44% match | ΔE 4.56

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to B8B9B6.

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

#C5C7C4 Color RAL 7035 - Light Gray

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

#C8C8C7 Color RAL 7047 - Telegray 4

95.82% match | ΔE 4.18

#B7B3A8 Color RAL 7044 - Silk Gray

95.62% match | ΔE 4.38

Paint color for Hex #B8B9B6

These are the real paint colors closest to hex B8B9B6 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from B8B9B6 once it is on a wall.

PPG Paints

Hex color B8B9B6 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #B8B9B6 to PPG Paints

#B7B9B5 Color Gray Stone (PPG1009-4)

99.19% match | ΔE 0.81

#B9B8B5 Color Pigeon Feather (PPG0995-4)

98.94% match | ΔE 1.06

#BBBAB5 Color Fresh Granite (PPG0997-3)

98.68% match | ΔE 1.32

#BDC1C1 Color Quest (PPG10-15)

97.22% match | ΔE 2.78

Benjamin Moore

Hex color B8B9B6 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #B8B9B6 to Benjamin Moore

#B8BAB6 Color Coventry Gray (HC-169)

99.17% match | ΔE 0.83

#B6B4B2 Color Nightingale (AF-670)

97.84% match | ΔE 2.16

#B4B2AE Color Baltic Gray (1467)

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

#C1BFBA Color Smoke Embers (1466)

97.63% match | ΔE 2.37

Sherwin Williams

Hex color B8B9B6 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #B8B9B6 to Sherwin Williams

#BAB9B6 Color March Wind (SW 7668)

98.94% match | ΔE 1.06

#B8BCBB Color Monorail Silver (SW 7663)

98.24% match | ΔE 1.76

#B4B9B9 Color Colonial Revival Gray (SW 2832)

97.74% match | ΔE 2.26

#C2C0BB Color Light French Gray (SW 0055)

97.44% match | ΔE 2.56

Valspar

Hex color B8B9B6 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #B8B9B6 to Valspar

#B3B4B0 Color Urban Sunrise (4004-1B)

98.52% match | ΔE 1.48

#B1B4B2 Color Polished Silver (4008-1B)

98.22% match | ΔE 1.78

#C0C2C2 Color Rocky Shelter (8006-11C)

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

#BCC2C2 Color Shallow Skies (V116-1)

96.64% match | ΔE 3.36

Behr

Hex color B8B9B6 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #B8B9B6 to Behr

#BDBEB9 Color Hailstorm Gray (PPU24-17)

98.36% match | ΔE 1.64

#B8BCBC Color French Silver (PPU18-05)

97.94% match | ΔE 2.06

#BDBEBF Color High Speed Access (N530-3)

97.36% match | ΔE 2.64

#BEC2C1 Color Silver Mine (PPU26-18)

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color B8B9B6 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #B8B9B6 to Dunn-Edwards

#B9BABA Color Covered in Platinum (DE 6367)

98.31% match | ΔE 1.69

#C3C0BB Color Gray Pearl (DEC 795)

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

#C0C3C4 Color Foil (DE 6360)

96.61% match | ΔE 3.39

#C7C7C2 Color Dolphin Tales (DET 600)

96.22% match | ΔE 3.78

Farrow & Ball

Hex color B8B9B6 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #B8B9B6 to Farrow & Ball

#C3C1BB Color Pavilion Gray (242)

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

#B1B1AA Color Lamp Room Gray (88)

97.02% match | ΔE 2.98

#B5BBB4 Color Light Blue (22)

96.58% match | ΔE 3.42

#C0BCB3 Color Purbeck Stone (275)

96.47% match | ΔE 3.53

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#B8B9B6 color palettes and scheme combination

6C6D69

858782

9FA09C

B8B9B6

D1D2D0

EBEBEA

FFFFFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

B9B7B6

B9B9B6

B8B9B6

B7B9B6

B6B9B7

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

B8B9B6

B6B8B9

B9B6B8

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

B8B9B6

B6B9B9

B7B6B9

B9B6B7

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

B8B9B6

BFC0BD

C6C7C4

CDCECB

D4D5D3

DBDCDA

E2E3E1

E9EAE9

F0F1F0

F7F8F7

FFFFFF

Medium Gray* - #B8B9B6 Tints

B8B9B6

A5A6A3

939491

80817F

6E6F6D

5C5C5B

494948

373736

242524

121212

000000

Medium Gray* - #B8B9B6 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#B8B9B6

Medium Gray*

#B7B6B9

Medium Gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #B8B9B6?

Color that best contrast with #B8B9B6 is #B7B6B9, color name is Medium Gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.