#B9AD9D Color

#B9AD9D is rgb(185, 173, 157) in RGB and hsl(34, 17%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9AD9D

HEX#B9AD9D

RGBrgb(185, 173, 157)

HSLhsl(34, 17%, 67%)

HSVhsv(34, 15%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.026 75.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9AD9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9AD9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9AD9D Complementary#9DA9B9 Analogous#B99E9D Analogous#B7B99D Triadic#9DB9AD Triadic#AD9DB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9AD9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2B7A8 #CCC3B7 #D5CDC3 #DFDAD2 #E8E4DE #F2F0ED

Shades

#A69682 #928068 #776855 #5C5142 #42392F #27221C

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