#B9B8A2 Color

#B9B8A2 is rgb(185, 184, 162) in RGB and hsl(57, 14%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B8A2

HEX#B9B8A2

RGBrgb(185, 184, 162)

HSLhsl(57, 14%, 68%)

HSVhsv(57, 12%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.03 105)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B8A2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B8A2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B8A2 Complementary#A2A3B9 Analogous#B9ACA2 Analogous#AFB9A2 Triadic#A2B9B8 Triadic#B8A2B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B8A2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2C1AE #CDCCBC #D5D5C8 #DEDED3 #E7E6DF #F2F2EE

Shades

#A5A488 #91906E #77765A #5A5944 #403F30 #26251D

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