#B8B399 Color

#B8B399 is rgb(184, 179, 153) in RGB and hsl(50, 18%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8B399

HEX#B8B399

RGBrgb(184, 179, 153)

HSLhsl(50, 18%, 66%)

HSVhsv(50, 17%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.036 98.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8B399 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 text9.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8B399 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8B399 Complementary#999EB8 Analogous#B8A399 Analogous#AEB899 Triadic#99B8B3 Triadic#B399B8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8B399, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2BEA8 #CBC7B4 #D5D2C3 #DEDBCF #E8E6DE #F0EFEA

Shades

#A59F7E #908964 #756F52 #5D5941 #423F2E #27251B

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