#C9B8B5 Color

#C9B8B5 is rgb(201, 184, 181) in RGB and hsl(9, 16%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9B8B5

HEX#C9B8B5

RGBrgb(201, 184, 181)

HSLhsl(9, 16%, 75%)

HSVhsv(9, 10%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.02 29.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9B8B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9B8B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9B8B5 Complementary#B5C6C9 Analogous#C9B5BC Analogous#C9C2B5 Triadic#B5C9B8 Triadic#B8B5C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9B8B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0C1BE #D8CCCA #DFD4D3 #E5DDDC #ECE5E4 #F4F1F0

Shades

#B49C97 #9F7F7A #856660 #654D49 #473633 #29201E

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