#B8A59D Color

#B8A59D is rgb(184, 165, 157) in RGB and hsl(18, 16%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8A59D

HEX#B8A59D

RGBrgb(184, 165, 157)

HSLhsl(18, 16%, 67%)

HSVhsv(18, 15%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.025 44.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8A59D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8A59D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8A59D Complementary#9DB0B8 Analogous#B89DA3 Analogous#B8B39D Triadic#9DB8A5 Triadic#A59DB8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8A59D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1B0A9 #CCBEB8 #D4C9C4 #DFD6D3 #E7E1DE #F2EFED

Shades

#A58D83 #917569 #765F56 #5C4A42 #41352F #261F1C

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