#B9B598 Color

#B9B598 is rgb(185, 181, 152) in RGB and hsl(53, 19%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B598

HEX#B9B598

RGBrgb(185, 181, 152)

HSLhsl(53, 19%, 66%)

HSVhsv(53, 18%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.04 100.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B598 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B598 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B598 Complementary#989CB9 Analogous#B9A498 Analogous#ACB998 Triadic#98B9B5 Triadic#B598B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B598, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3C0A7 #CBC9B3 #D6D3C2 #DEDCCE #E8E7DE #F1F0EA

Shades

#A6A17D #928C63 #767251 #5E5B40 #43402D #27261B

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