#B4A997 Color

#B4A997 is rgb(180, 169, 151) in RGB and hsl(37, 16%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B4A997

HEX#B4A997

RGBrgb(180, 169, 151)

HSLhsl(37, 16%, 65%)

HSVhsv(37, 16%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.028 80.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 16%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B4A997 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B4A997 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B4A997 Complementary#97A2B4 Analogous#B49B97 Analogous#B1B497 Triadic#97B4A9 Triadic#A997B4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B4A997, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFB5A6 #C7BFB2 #D2CBC1 #DDD8D0 #E7E4DE #F0EEEA

Shades

#A1937D #8E7F67 #736754 #594F40 #3E382D #26221C

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