#B3BD9E Color

#B3BD9E is rgb(179, 189, 158) in RGB and hsl(79, 19%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3BD9E

HEX#B3BD9E

RGBrgb(179, 189, 158)

HSLhsl(79, 19%, 68%)

HSVhsv(79, 16%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.044 122)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3BD9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3BD9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3BD9E Complementary#A89EBD Analogous#BDB79E Analogous#A4BD9E Triadic#9EB3BD Triadic#BD9EB3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3BD9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BDC5AA #C8CFB9 #D2D8C5 #DBE0D1 #E5E8DE #F1F3ED

Shades

#9EAA83 #889867 #707C55 #555E40 #3C432D #23271B

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