#B9A09D Color

#B9A09D is rgb(185, 160, 157) in RGB and hsl(6, 17%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9A09D

HEX#B9A09D

RGBrgb(185, 160, 157)

HSLhsl(6, 17%, 67%)

HSVhsv(6, 15%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.03 26)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 15%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9A09D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9A09D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9A09D Complementary#9DB6B9 Analogous#B99DA8 Analogous#B9AE9D Triadic#9DB99F Triadic#9F9DB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9A09D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2ABA8 #CCB9B7 #D5C5C3 #DFD4D2 #E8DFDE #F2EEED

Shades

#A68582 #926C68 #775855 #5C4442 #42302F #271D1C

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