#B9B698 Color

#B9B698 is rgb(185, 182, 152) in RGB and hsl(55, 19%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B698

HEX#B9B698

RGBrgb(185, 182, 152)

HSLhsl(55, 19%, 66%)

HSVhsv(55, 18%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.041 102.6)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B698 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B698 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B698 Complementary#989BB9 Analogous#B9A698 Analogous#ABB998 Triadic#98B9B6 Triadic#B698B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B698, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3C1A7 #CBC9B3 #D6D4C2 #DEDDCE #E8E7DE #F1F0EA

Shades

#A6A37D #928E63 #767351 #5E5C40 #43412D #27261B

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