#B8B3AD Color

#B8B3AD is rgb(184, 179, 173) in RGB and hsl(33, 7%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8B3AD

HEX#B8B3AD

RGBrgb(184, 179, 173)

HSLhsl(33, 7%, 70%)

HSVhsv(33, 6%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.01 72.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8B3AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8B3AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8B3AD Complementary#ADB2B8 Analogous#B8AEAD Analogous#B7B8AD Triadic#ADB8B3 Triadic#B3ADB8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8B3AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1BDB8 #CBC7C3 #D4D1CE #DEDCD9 #E7E6E4 #F1F0EF

Shades

#A39C95 #8B8379 #736C64 #57524C #3F3B37 #23211F

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