#B8B299 Color

#B8B299 is rgb(184, 178, 153) in RGB and hsl(48, 18%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8B299

HEX#B8B299

RGBrgb(184, 178, 153)

HSLhsl(48, 18%, 66%)

HSVhsv(48, 17%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.035 96)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8B299 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8B299 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8B299 Complementary#999FB8 Analogous#B8A299 Analogous#AFB899 Triadic#99B8B2 Triadic#B299B8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8B299, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2BDA8 #CBC6B4 #D5D2C3 #DEDBCF #E8E6DE #F0EFEA

Shades

#A59D7E #908864 #756E52 #5D5841 #423E2E #27251B

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