#B9AB9D Color

#B9AB9D is rgb(185, 171, 157) in RGB and hsl(30, 17%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9AB9D

HEX#B9AB9D

RGBrgb(185, 171, 157)

HSLhsl(30, 17%, 67%)

HSVhsv(30, 15%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.025 67.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9AB9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9AB9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9AB9D Complementary#9DABB9 Analogous#B99D9D Analogous#B9B99D Triadic#9DB9AB Triadic#AB9DB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9AB9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2B5A8 #CCC2B7 #D5CCC3 #DFD9D2 #E8E3DE #F2F0ED

Shades

#A69482 #927D68 #776655 #5C4F42 #42382F #27211C

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