#C9B5BD Color

#C9B5BD is rgb(201, 181, 189) in RGB and hsl(336, 16%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9B5BD

HEX#C9B5BD

RGBrgb(201, 181, 189)

HSLhsl(336, 16%, 75%)

HSVhsv(336, 10%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.025 351.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 6%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9B5BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9B5BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9B5BD Complementary#B5C9C1 Analogous#C9B5C7 Analogous#C9B7B5 Triadic#BDC9B5 Triadic#B5BDC9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9B5BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0BEC5 #D8CAD0 #DFD3D8 #E5DCDF #ECE4E7 #F4F0F2

Shades

#B497A3 #9F7A89 #85606F #654954 #47333B #291E23

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