#B3A6B9 Color

#B3A6B9 is rgb(179, 166, 185) in RGB and hsl(281, 12%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3A6B9

HEX#B3A6B9

RGBrgb(179, 166, 185)

HSLhsl(281, 12%, 69%)

HSVhsv(281, 10%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.031 315.3)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3A6B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3A6B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3A6B9 Complementary#ACB9A6 Analogous#AAA6B9 Analogous#B9A6B6 Triadic#B9B3A6 Triadic#A6B9B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3A6B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BDB2C2 #C7BDCB #D1C9D4 #DDD7E0 #E7E2E9 #F0EEF2

Shades

#9D8DA5 #85708F #6D5C75 #55485B #3D3442 #231D25

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