#B9BDAD Color

#B9BDAD is rgb(185, 189, 173) in RGB and hsl(75, 11%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9BDAD

HEX#B9BDAD

RGBrgb(185, 189, 173)

HSLhsl(75, 11%, 71%)

HSVhsv(75, 8%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.023 118.3)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9BDAD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9BDAD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9BDAD Complementary#B1ADBD Analogous#BDB9AD Analogous#B1BDAD Triadic#ADB9BD Triadic#BDADB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9BDAD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3C6B8 #CCCFC4 #D6D8CF #DDDFD7 #E7E8E3 #F1F1EE

Shades

#A1A691 #8B9277 #71775F #595D4B #3E4134 #262820

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