#B8AB9D Color

#B8AB9D is rgb(184, 171, 157) in RGB and hsl(31, 16%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8AB9D

HEX#B8AB9D

RGBrgb(184, 171, 157)

HSLhsl(31, 16%, 67%)

HSVhsv(31, 15%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.025 69.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8AB9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8AB9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8AB9D Complementary#9DAAB8 Analogous#B89E9D Analogous#B8B89D Triadic#9DB8AB Triadic#AB9DB8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8AB9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1B5A9 #CCC2B8 #D4CCC4 #DFD9D3 #E7E3DE #F2F0ED

Shades

#A59483 #917E69 #766756 #5C4F42 #41382F #26211C

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