#B8B4AD Color

#B8B4AD is rgb(184, 180, 173) in RGB and hsl(38, 7%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8B4AD

HEX#B8B4AD

RGBrgb(184, 180, 173)

HSLhsl(38, 7%, 70%)

HSVhsv(38, 6%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.011 81.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8B4AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8B4AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8B4AD Complementary#ADB1B8 Analogous#B8AFAD Analogous#B6B8AD Triadic#ADB8B4 Triadic#B4ADB8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8B4AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1BEB8 #CBC8C3 #D4D2CE #DEDCD9 #E7E6E4 #F1F0EF

Shades

#A39D95 #8B8479 #736D64 #57534C #3F3C37 #23221F

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