#B8BD9E Color

#B8BD9E is rgb(184, 189, 158) in RGB and hsl(70, 19%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8BD9E

HEX#B8BD9E

RGBrgb(184, 189, 158)

HSLhsl(70, 19%, 68%)

HSVhsv(70, 16%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.043 114.8)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8BD9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8BD9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8BD9E Complementary#A39EBD Analogous#BDB39E Analogous#A8BD9E Triadic#9EB8BD Triadic#BD9EB8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8BD9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1C5AA #CCCFB9 #D5D8C5 #DEE0D1 #E7E8DE #F2F3ED

Shades

#A4AA83 #909867 #767C55 #595E40 #3F432D #25271B

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