#b9b9b7 Color Information

#b9b9b7 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b9b9b7. In RGB, it consists of 72.5% Red, 72.5% Green, and 71.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 1.1% Yellow, and 27.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 60.0°, with saturation of 1.4% and lightness of 72.2%. The decimal value for #b9b9b7 is 12171703, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b9b9b7 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#b9b9b7 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color185, 185, 183 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color72.5%, 72.5%, 71.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.275, 0.275, 0.282 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0, 0.011, 0.275 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color60.0°, 1.4%, 72.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color60.0°, 1.1%, 72.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color45.904, 48.431, 51.728 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color183, 185, 183 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12171703 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color75.096, -0.366, 1.004 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)75.096, 1.068, 110.017 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color75.096, 0.113, 1.549 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color69.592, -4.047, 4.644 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.314, 0.332, 48.431 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290361783 / 0xffb9b9b7 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccccc Copy
Last Updated: October 15, 2024

Shades of #b9b9b7

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b9b9b7, its pure hue is 60.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 1.4%, and its lightness is 72.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b9b9b7, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171717 to #a2a2a0.

Tints of #b9b9b7

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b9b9b7, its pure hue is 60.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 1.4%, and its lightness is 72.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b9b9b7, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c2c2c0 to #f6f6f6.

Tones of #b9b9b7

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b9b9b7, its pure hue is 60.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 1.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b9b9b7, which range from #b8b8b8 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffff71 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b9b9b7

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b9b9b7! For #b9b9b7, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #b9b9b7. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b9b9b7

This color, #b9b9b7, consists of 72.5% Red, 72.5% Green, and 71.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 185, Green = 185, Blue = 183. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b9b9b7 is 0% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 1.1% Yellow, and 27.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R72.5%
C0.0%
G72.5%
M0.0%
B71.8%
Y1.1%
K27.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 185 185 183
Octal 271 271 267
Hexa #b9 #b9 #b7
Binary 10111001 10111001 10110111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 0 1 27
Octal 0 0 1 33
Hexa #00 #00 #01 #1b
Binary 00000000 00000000 00000001 00011011

Analogous Colors of #b9b9b7

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b9b9b7 — which has hue 60.0° — its analogous colors are located at 30.0° and 90.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9b9b7.

Triadic Colors of #b9b9b7

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b9b9b7 — which has hue 60.0° — its triadic colors are located at 60.0° and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9b9b7.

Complementary Color of #b9b9b7

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b9b9b7 — which has hue 60.0° — its complementary color is located at 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9b9b7.

Split Complementary Colors of #b9b9b7

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b9b9b7 — which has hue 60.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 60.0° and 270.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9b9b7.

Tetradic Colors of #b9b9b7

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b9b9b7 — which has hue 60.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 330.0°, 60.0°, 150.0°, and 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9b9b7.

Monochromatic Colors of #b9b9b7

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b9b9b7, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #959594 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dcdcdb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b9b9b7

We want to make getting started with #b9b9b7 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b9b9b7 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b9b9b7 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b9b9b7 with other HTML elements.

#b9b9b7 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b9b9b7.
<span style="color: #b9b9b7;">The color of this text is #b9b9b7.</span>

#b9b9b7 Background Color

The background color for this text is #b9b9b7.
<div style="background-color: #b9b9b7; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b9b9b7.</div>

#b9b9b7 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b9b9b7.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b9b9b7;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b9b9b7.</span>

#b9b9b7 Border Color

This is a div with border color #b9b9b7.
<div style="border: #b9b9b7 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b9b9b7.</div>

#b9b9b7 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b9b9b7 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b9b9b7; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b9b9b7 on a white background.</div></div>

#b9b9b7 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b9b9b7 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b9b9b7; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b9b9b7 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b9b9b7 to White

This is a gradient from #b9b9b7 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b9b9b7,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b9b9b7,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b9b9b7,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b9b9b7,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b9b9b7 to white.</div>

Gradient from #b9b9b7 to Black

This is a gradient from #b9b9b7 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b9b9b7,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b9b9b7,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b9b9b7,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b9b9b7,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b9b9b7 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b9b9b7

In addition to using #b9b9b7 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b9b9b7 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b9b9b7, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 185, Green = 185, Blue = 183). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b9b9b7 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b9b9b7
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(185, 185, 183)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b9b9b7; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b9b9b7; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b9b9b7; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(185, 185, 183);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b9b9b7")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:185, green:185, blue:183, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:185 green:185 blue:183 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(185f, 185f, 183f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(185, 185, 183);
 

#b9b9b7 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b9b9b7 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b9b9b7 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b9b9b7 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b9b9b7 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b9b9b7 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b9b9b7 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b9b9b7 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.0:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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