#B3A8AE Color

#B3A8AE is rgb(179, 168, 174) in RGB and hsl(327, 7%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3A8AE

HEX#B3A8AE

RGBrgb(179, 168, 174)

HSLhsl(327, 7%, 68%)

HSVhsv(327, 6%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.015 343.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3A8AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3A8AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3A8AE Complementary#A8B3AD Analogous#B3A8B3 Analogous#B3A8A8 Triadic#AEB3A8 Triadic#A8AEB3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3A8AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BDB3B8 #C8C0C5 #D2CBCF #DBD6D9 #E5E1E3 #F1EFF0

Shades

#9E8F97 #887780 #706169 #554A50 #3C3438 #231F21

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