#B8B1AD Color

#B8B1AD is rgb(184, 177, 173) in RGB and hsl(22, 7%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8B1AD

HEX#B8B1AD

RGBrgb(184, 177, 173)

HSLhsl(22, 7%, 70%)

HSVhsv(22, 6%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.01 52.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8B1AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8B1AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8B1AD Complementary#ADB4B8 Analogous#B8ADAF Analogous#B8B6AD Triadic#ADB8B1 Triadic#B1ADB8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8B1AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1BBB8 #CBC6C3 #D4D0CE #DEDBD9 #E7E5E4 #F1EFEF

Shades

#A39A95 #8B8079 #736964 #57504C #3F3A37 #23211F

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