#B59BAD Color

#B59BAD is rgb(181, 155, 173) in RGB and hsl(318, 15%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B59BAD

HEX#B59BAD

RGBrgb(181, 155, 173)

HSLhsl(318, 15%, 66%)

HSVhsv(318, 14%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.039 337.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B59BAD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B59BAD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B59BAD Complementary#9BB5A3 Analogous#B09BB5 Analogous#B59BA0 Triadic#AEB59B Triadic#9BAEB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B59BAD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0AAB9 #C9B6C3 #D4C4CF #DCD0D9 #E7DFE5 #F0EAEE

Shades

#A28198 #8D6882 #725569 #5B4354 #41303B #261C23

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