#B9A3BD Color

#B9A3BD is rgb(185, 163, 189) in RGB and hsl(291, 16%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9A3BD

HEX#B9A3BD

RGBrgb(185, 163, 189)

HSLhsl(291, 16%, 69%)

HSVhsv(291, 14%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.044 321.1)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9A3BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9A3BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9A3BD Complementary#A7BDA3 Analogous#ACA3BD Analogous#BDA3B4 Triadic#BDB9A3 Triadic#A3BDB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9A3BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2AFC5 #CBBBCE #D4C7D6 #DFD6E1 #E8E1EA #F1EDF2

Shades

#A489A9 #8E6B94 #745879 #5B455F #413144 #251C26

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