#B9B8CC Color

#B9B8CC is rgb(185, 184, 204) in RGB and hsl(243, 16%, 76%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B8CC

HEX#B9B8CC

RGBrgb(185, 184, 204)

HSLhsl(243, 16%, 76%)

HSVhsv(243, 10%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(79% 0.028 288)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B8CC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B8CC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B8CC Complementary#CBCCB8 Analogous#B8C1CC Analogous#C3B8CC Triadic#CCB9B8 Triadic#B8CCB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B8CC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2C1D2 #CACAD8 #D3D3DF #DFDEE7 #E8E7EE #F0F0F4

Shades

#9C9AB6 #7C7A9F #626085 #4C4B68 #37364A #1F1E29

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