#B8AD9D Color

#B8AD9D is rgb(184, 173, 157) in RGB and hsl(36, 16%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8AD9D

HEX#B8AD9D

RGBrgb(184, 173, 157)

HSLhsl(36, 16%, 67%)

HSVhsv(36, 15%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.026 77.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8AD9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8AD9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8AD9D Complementary#9DA8B8 Analogous#B8A09D Analogous#B6B89D Triadic#9DB8AE Triadic#AE9DB8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8AD9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1B7A9 #CCC4B8 #D4CEC4 #DFDAD3 #E7E4DE #F2F0ED

Shades

#A59783 #918169 #766956 #5C5242 #413A2F #26221C

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