#B9C9A6 Color

#B9C9A6 is rgb(185, 201, 166) in RGB and hsl(87, 24%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9C9A6

HEX#B9C9A6

RGBrgb(185, 201, 166)

HSLhsl(87, 24%, 72%)

HSVhsv(87, 17%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.051 127.5)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 17%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9C9A6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9C9A6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9C9A6 Complementary#B6A6C9 Analogous#C9C7A6 Analogous#A8C9A6 Triadic#A6B9C9 Triadic#C9A6B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9C9A6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3D0B3 #CBD6BD #D5DEC9 #DFE6D6 #E9EEE3 #F0F3EC

Shades

#A0B587 #8AA46A #708853 #566840 #3C492D #252C1B

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