#B9997E Color

#B9997E is rgb(185, 153, 126) in RGB and hsl(27, 30%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9997E

HEX#B9997E

RGBrgb(185, 153, 126)

HSLhsl(27, 30%, 61%)

HSVhsv(27, 32%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.054 61.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 32%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9997E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9997E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9997E Complementary#7E9FB9 Analogous#B97E81 Analogous#B9B67E Triadic#7EB999 Triadic#997EB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9997E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2A68E #CDB5A2 #D6C3B3 #DFD0C3 #E8DDD4 #F3EDE8

Shades

#AB8463 #956F50 #7B5C42 #5D4532 #423124 #281E15

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