#B9A8BD Color

#B9A8BD is rgb(185, 168, 189) in RGB and hsl(289, 14%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9A8BD

HEX#B9A8BD

RGBrgb(185, 168, 189)

HSLhsl(289, 14%, 70%)

HSVhsv(289, 11%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.035 319.8)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9A8BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9A8BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9A8BD Complementary#ACBDA8 Analogous#AFA8BD Analogous#BDA8B6 Triadic#BDB9A8 Triadic#A8BDB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9A8BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3B3C6 #CCBFCF #D5CBD8 #DED6E0 #E8E2E9 #F1EEF2

Shades

#A48EA9 #8D7194 #755C7A #59465D #403243 #241D26

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