#B9B198 Color

#B9B198 is rgb(185, 177, 152) in RGB and hsl(45, 19%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B198

HEX#B9B198

RGBrgb(185, 177, 152)

HSLhsl(45, 19%, 66%)

HSVhsv(45, 18%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(76% 0.036 92.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B198 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B198 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B198 Complementary#98A0B9 Analogous#B9A098 Analogous#B1B998 Triadic#98B9B1 Triadic#B198B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B198, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3BCA7 #CBC5B3 #D6D1C2 #DEDACE #E8E6DE #F1EFEA

Shades

#A69C7D #928663 #766D51 #5E5740 #433D2D #27241B

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