#B9A8A6 Color

#B9A8A6 is rgb(185, 168, 166) in RGB and hsl(6, 12%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9A8A6

HEX#B9A8A6

RGBrgb(185, 168, 166)

HSLhsl(6, 12%, 69%)

HSVhsv(6, 10%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.02 25.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9A8A6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9A8A6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9A8A6 Complementary#A6B8B9 Analogous#B9A6AE Analogous#B9B2A6 Triadic#A6B9A8 Triadic#A8A6B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9A8A6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2B4B2 #CBBFBD #D4CAC9 #E0D8D7 #E9E3E2 #F2EEEE

Shades

#A58F8D #8F7370 #755F5C #5B4A48 #423534 #251E1D

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