#B9B2B1 Color

#B9B2B1 is rgb(185, 178, 177) in RGB and hsl(7, 5%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B2B1

HEX#B9B2B1

RGBrgb(185, 178, 177)

HSLhsl(7, 5%, 71%)

HSVhsv(7, 4%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.008 27.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B2B1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B2B1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B2B1 Complementary#B1B8B9 Analogous#B9B1B4 Analogous#B9B6B1 Triadic#B1B9B2 Triadic#B2B1B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B2B1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2BDBC #CCC7C7 #D6D2D1 #DDDADA #E7E5E4 #F0EFEF

Shades

#A19897 #8B807E #706766 #585150 #3E3838 #252222

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