#B8A8BD Color

#B8A8BD is rgb(184, 168, 189) in RGB and hsl(286, 14%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8A8BD

HEX#B8A8BD

RGBrgb(184, 168, 189)

HSLhsl(286, 14%, 70%)

HSVhsv(286, 11%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.035 318.1)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 11%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8A8BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8A8BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8A8BD Complementary#ADBDA8 Analogous#AEA8BD Analogous#BDA8B7 Triadic#BDB8A8 Triadic#A8BDB8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8A8BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2B3C6 #CBBFCF #D5CBD8 #DED6E0 #E7E2E9 #F1EEF2

Shades

#A38EA9 #8B7194 #735C7A #58465D #3F3243 #241D26

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