#B9B8B6 Color

#B9B8B6 is rgb(185, 184, 182) in RGB and hsl(40, 2%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B8B6

HEX#B9B8B6

RGBrgb(185, 184, 182)

HSLhsl(40, 2%, 72%)

HSVhsv(40, 2%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.003 84.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B8B6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B8B6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B8B6 Complementary#B6B7B9 Analogous#B9B7B6 Analogous#B9B9B6 Triadic#B6B9B8 Triadic#B8B6B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B8B6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3C2C1 #CBCAC8 #D5D4D3 #DFDEDD #E9E8E8 #F0F0EF

Shades

#A09F9C #8A8885 #706E6B #565552 #3C3B39 #242423

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