#B4AE97 Color

#B4AE97 is rgb(180, 174, 151) in RGB and hsl(48, 16%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B4AE97

HEX#B4AE97

RGBrgb(180, 174, 151)

HSLhsl(48, 16%, 65%)

HSVhsv(48, 16%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(75% 0.033 95)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B4AE97 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B4AE97 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B4AE97 Complementary#979DB4 Analogous#B4A097 Analogous#ABB497 Triadic#97B4AE Triadic#AE97B4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B4AE97, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFBAA6 #C7C3B2 #D2CFC1 #DDDAD0 #E7E6DE #F0EFEA

Shades

#A19A7D #8E8667 #736D54 #595440 #3E3B2D #26241C

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