#B8A9BC Color

#B8A9BC is rgb(184, 169, 188) in RGB and hsl(287, 12%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8A9BC

HEX#B8A9BC

RGBrgb(184, 169, 188)

HSLhsl(287, 12%, 70%)

HSVhsv(287, 10%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.032 319.1)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8A9BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8A9BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8A9BC Complementary#ADBCA9 Analogous#AFA9BC Analogous#BCA9B6 Triadic#BCB8A9 Triadic#A9BCB8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8A9BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1B5C5 #CBC0CE #D4CCD7 #DED7E0 #E7E2E9 #F1EEF2

Shades

#A290A7 #8B7391 #725E78 #57485B #3F3442 #231D25

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