#B59BAC Color

#B59BAC is rgb(181, 155, 172) in RGB and hsl(321, 15%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B59BAC

HEX#B59BAC

RGBrgb(181, 155, 172)

HSLhsl(321, 15%, 66%)

HSVhsv(321, 14%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.039 338.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B59BAC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B59BAC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B59BAC Complementary#9BB5A4 Analogous#B19BB5 Analogous#B59B9F Triadic#ACB59B Triadic#9BACB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B59BAC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0AAB8 #C9B6C2 #D4C4CE #DCD0D8 #E7DFE4 #F0EAEE

Shades

#A28196 #8D6880 #725568 #5B4353 #41303B #261C23

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