#B4B8AD Color

#B4B8AD is rgb(180, 184, 173) in RGB and hsl(82, 7%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B4B8AD

HEX#B4B8AD

RGBrgb(180, 184, 173)

HSLhsl(82, 7%, 70%)

HSVhsv(82, 6%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.016 123.1)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B4B8AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B4B8AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B4B8AD Complementary#B1ADB8 Analogous#B8B6AD Analogous#AFB8AD Triadic#ADB4B8 Triadic#B8ADB4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B4B8AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEC1B8 #C8CBC3 #D2D4CE #DCDED9 #E6E7E4 #F0F1EF

Shades

#9DA395 #848B79 #6D7364 #53574C #3C3F37 #22231F

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