#B4A8BD Color

#B4A8BD is rgb(180, 168, 189) in RGB and hsl(274, 14%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B4A8BD

HEX#B4A8BD

RGBrgb(180, 168, 189)

HSLhsl(274, 14%, 70%)

HSVhsv(274, 11%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.033 310.9)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B4A8BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B4A8BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B4A8BD Complementary#B1BDA8 Analogous#A9A8BD Analogous#BDA8BC Triadic#BDB4A8 Triadic#A8BDB4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B4A8BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEB3C6 #C8BFCF #D2CBD8 #DCD6E0 #E6E2E9 #F0EEF2

Shades

#9D8EA9 #847194 #6D5C7A #53465D #3C3243 #221D26

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