#B9BE9D Color

#B9BE9D is rgb(185, 190, 157) in RGB and hsl(69, 20%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9BE9D

HEX#B9BE9D

RGBrgb(185, 190, 157)

HSLhsl(69, 20%, 68%)

HSVhsv(69, 17%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.045 114.4)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 17%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9BE9D 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 text10.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9BE9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9BE9D Complementary#A29DBE Analogous#BEB29D Analogous#A9BE9D Triadic#9DB9BE Triadic#BE9DB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9BE9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2C6A9 #CDD0B9 #D5D8C5 #DEE0D1 #E7E9DD #F2F3ED

Shades

#A5AB82 #919966 #777D54 #5A5F3F #40432D #26281B

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