#B3A8BD Color

#B3A8BD is rgb(179, 168, 189) in RGB and hsl(271, 14%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3A8BD

HEX#B3A8BD

RGBrgb(179, 168, 189)

HSLhsl(271, 14%, 70%)

HSVhsv(271, 11%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.032 309)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3A8BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3A8BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3A8BD Complementary#B2BDA8 Analogous#A8A8BD Analogous#BDA8BD Triadic#BDB3A8 Triadic#A8BDB3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3A8BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BDB3C6 #C7BFCF #D1CBD8 #DBD6E0 #E6E2E9 #F0EEF2

Shades

#9C8EA9 #837194 #6C5C7A #52465D #3B3243 #211D26

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