Silver (Neutral)

#B9B8A6

RGB: 185, 184, 166

Color OverviewHEX #B9B8A6

#B9B8A6 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #B9B8A6 is composed of 73% red, 72% green, and 65% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 57°, saturation of 12%, and lightness of 69%.

HEX

#B9B8A6

RGB

185, 184, 166

HSL

57°, 12%, 69%

HSV

57°, 10%, 73%

CMYK

0%, 1%, 10%, 27%

Name Match

Silver

Closest Standard

Shades of #B9B8A6 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #B9B8A6 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #B9B8A6 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #B9B8A6

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #B9B8A6 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.01 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #B9B8A6 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):10.47 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #B9B8A6;
}

.element {
  color: #B9B8A6;
  background-color: #B9B8A6;
  border-color: #B9B8A6;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#B9B8A6] text-[#B9B8A6] border-[#B9B8A6]">
  Content styled with #B9B8A6
</div>