#B9B8AC Color

#B9B8AC is rgb(185, 184, 172) in RGB and hsl(55, 8%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B8AC

HEX#B9B8AC

RGBrgb(185, 184, 172)

HSLhsl(55, 8%, 70%)

HSVhsv(55, 7%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(78% 0.017 102.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B8AC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text10.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B8AC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B8AC Complementary#ACADB9 Analogous#B9B1AC Analogous#B4B9AC Triadic#ACB9B8 Triadic#B8ACB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B8AC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2C1B7 #CBCBC2 #D5D4CD #DEDED8 #E8E7E3 #F1F1EE

Shades

#A4A294 #8C8A78 #747263 #58574B #3F3F36 #24231E

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