#B8B799 Color

#B8B799 is rgb(184, 183, 153) in RGB and hsl(58, 18%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8B799

HEX#B8B799

RGBrgb(184, 183, 153)

HSLhsl(58, 18%, 66%)

HSVhsv(58, 17%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.041 105.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8B799 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8B799 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8B799 Complementary#999AB8 Analogous#B8A799 Analogous#A9B899 Triadic#99B8B7 Triadic#B799B8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8B799, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2C1A8 #CBCAB4 #D5D5C3 #DEDDCF #E8E8DE #F0F0EA

Shades

#A5A47E #908F64 #757452 #5D5C41 #42422E #27271B

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