#B8B5AD Color

#B8B5AD is rgb(184, 181, 173) in RGB and hsl(44, 7%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8B5AD

HEX#B8B5AD

RGBrgb(184, 181, 173)

HSLhsl(44, 7%, 70%)

HSVhsv(44, 6%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.012 89.7)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8B5AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8B5AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8B5AD Complementary#ADB0B8 Analogous#B8B0AD Analogous#B5B8AD Triadic#ADB8B5 Triadic#B5ADB8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8B5AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1BFB8 #CBC9C3 #D4D3CE #DEDCD9 #E7E6E4 #F1F0EF

Shades

#A39F95 #8B8679 #736F64 #57544C #3F3D37 #23221F

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