Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b9b8aa, its pure hue is 56.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 9.7%, and its lightness is 69.6%. 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 #b9b8aa, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171715 to #a2a195.
#b9b8aa Color Information
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The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b9b8aa. In RGB, it consists of 72.5% Red, 72.2% Green, and 66.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 0.5% Magenta, 8.1% Yellow, and 27.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 56.0°, with saturation of 9.7% and lightness of 69.6%. The decimal value for #b9b8aa is 12171434, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b9b8aa is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b9b8aa. In RGB, it consists of 72.5% Red, 72.2% Green, and 66.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 0.5% Magenta, 8.1% Yellow, and 27.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 56.0°, with saturation of 9.7% and lightness of 69.6%. The decimal value for #b9b8aa is 12171434, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b9b8aa is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
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Last Updated: December 17, 2024
Tints of #b9b8aa
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b9b8aa, its pure hue is 56.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 9.7%, and its lightness is 69.6%. 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 #b9b8aa, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c2c1b5 to #f6f6f4.
Tones of #b9b8aa
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b9b8aa, its pure hue is 56.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 9.7%, 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 #b9b8aa, which range from #b2b2b2 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #fff564 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #b9b8aa
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b9b8aa! For #b9b8aa, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b9b8aa. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #b9b8aa
This color, #b9b8aa, consists of 72.5% Red, 72.2% Green, and 66.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 185, Green = 184, Blue = 170. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b9b8aa is 0% Cyan, 0.5% Magenta, 8.1% Yellow, and 27.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
R72.5%
C0.0%
G72.2%
M0.5%
B66.7%
Y8.1%
K27.5%
| Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 185 | 184 | 170 |
| Octal | 271 | 270 | 252 |
| Hexa | #b9 | #b8 | #aa |
| Binary | 10111001 | 10111000 | 10101010 |
| Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 |
| Octal | 0 | 0 | 10 | 33 |
| Hexa | #00 | #00 | #08 | #1b |
| Binary | 00000000 | 00000000 | 00001000 | 00011011 |
Analogous Colors of #b9b8aa
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b9b8aa — which has hue 56.0° — its analogous colors are located at 26.0° and 86.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9b8aa.
Triadic Colors of #b9b8aa
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 #b9b8aa — which has hue 56.0° — its triadic colors are located at 56.0° and 296.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9b8aa.
Complementary Color of #b9b8aa
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b9b8aa — which has hue 56.0° — its complementary color is located at 236.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9b8aa.
Split Complementary Colors of #b9b8aa
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 #b9b8aa — which has hue 56.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 56.0° and 266.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9b8aa.
Tetradic Colors of #b9b8aa
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 #b9b8aa — which has hue 56.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 326.0°, 56.0°, 146.0°, and 236.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9b8aa.
Monochromatic Colors of #b9b8aa
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b9b8aa, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #909085 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #deddd3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b9b8aa
We want to make getting started with #b9b8aa on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b9b8aa into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b9b8aa 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 #b9b8aa with other HTML elements.
#b9b8aa Foreground / Text Color
The color of this text is #b9b8aa.
<span style="color: #b9b8aa;">The color of this text is #b9b8aa.</span>#b9b8aa Background Color
The background color for this text is #b9b8aa.
<div style="background-color: #b9b8aa; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b9b8aa.</div>#b9b8aa Text Shadow Color
This color for the shadow of this text is #b9b8aa.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b9b8aa;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b9b8aa.</span>#b9b8aa Border Color
This is a div with border color #b9b8aa.
<div style="border: #b9b8aa 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b9b8aa.</div>#b9b8aa Color Rectangle on a White Background
This is a rectangle of color #b9b8aa on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b9b8aa; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b9b8aa on a white background.</div></div>#b9b8aa Color Rectangle on a Black Background
This is a rectangle of color #b9b8aa on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b9b8aa; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b9b8aa on a black background.</div></div>Gradient from #b9b8aa to White
This is a gradient from #b9b8aa to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b9b8aa,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b9b8aa,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b9b8aa,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b9b8aa,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b9b8aa to white.</div>Gradient from #b9b8aa to Black
This is a gradient from #b9b8aa to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b9b8aa,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b9b8aa,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b9b8aa,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b9b8aa,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b9b8aa to black.</div>Coding & Programming with #b9b8aa
In addition to using #b9b8aa 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 #b9b8aa in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b9b8aa, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 185, Green = 184, Blue = 170). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b9b8aa 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 | #b9b8aa |
| HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(185, 184, 170) |
| CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #b9b8aa; } |
| CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #b9b8aa; } |
| CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #b9b8aa; } |
| Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(185, 184, 170); |
| Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#b9b8aa") |
| Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:185, green:184, blue:170, alpha:1.0000) |
| Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:185 green:184 blue:170 alpha:1.0000]; |
| OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(185f, 184f, 170f); |
| C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(185, 184, 170); |
#b9b8aa Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #b9b8aa the same way. For those with color blindness, #b9b8aa might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b9b8aa looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b9b8aa 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 #b9b8aa 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 #b9b8aa 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
Accessibility
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #b9b8aa 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.