#B59BAE Color

#B59BAE is rgb(181, 155, 174) in RGB and hsl(316, 15%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B59BAE

HEX#B59BAE

RGBrgb(181, 155, 174)

HSLhsl(316, 15%, 66%)

HSVhsv(316, 14%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.04 335.6)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B59BAE 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 #B59BAE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B59BAE Complementary#9BB5A2 Analogous#AF9BB5 Analogous#B59BA1 Triadic#AEB59B Triadic#9BAEB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B59BAE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0AABA #C9B6C4 #D4C4D0 #DCD0D9 #E7DFE5 #F0EAEE

Shades

#A28199 #8D6883 #72556A #5B4355 #41303C #261C23

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