#B8B8AD Color

#B8B8AD is rgb(184, 184, 173) in RGB and hsl(60, 7%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8B8AD

HEX#B8B8AD

RGBrgb(184, 184, 173)

HSLhsl(60, 7%, 70%)

HSVhsv(60, 6%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.015 106.7)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8B8AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text10.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8B8AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8B8AD Complementary#ADADB8 Analogous#B8B3AD Analogous#B3B8AD Triadic#ADB8B8 Triadic#B8ADB8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8B8AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1C1B8 #CBCBC3 #D4D4CE #DEDED9 #E7E7E4 #F1F1EF

Shades

#A3A395 #8B8B79 #737364 #57574C #3F3F37 #23231F

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