#B8A8AE Color

#B8A8AE is rgb(184, 168, 174) in RGB and hsl(338, 10%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8A8AE

HEX#B8A8AE

RGBrgb(184, 168, 174)

HSLhsl(338, 10%, 69%)

HSVhsv(338, 9%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.02 352.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8A8AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8A8AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8A8AE Complementary#A8B8B2 Analogous#B8A8B6 Analogous#B8AAA8 Triadic#AEB8A8 Triadic#A8AEB8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8A8AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1B3B8 #CABEC3 #D3CACD #DFD8DA #E8E3E5 #F1EEEF

Shades

#A38F96 #8C737C #735E66 #5A494F #413539 #241E20

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