#B1B3B9 Color

#B1B3B9 is rgb(177, 179, 185) in RGB and hsl(225, 5%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B1B3B9

HEX#B1B3B9

RGBrgb(177, 179, 185)

HSLhsl(225, 5%, 71%)

HSVhsv(225, 4%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.009 271.3)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B1B3B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.1:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B1B3B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B1B3B9 Complementary#B9B7B1 Analogous#B1B7B9 Analogous#B3B1B9 Triadic#B9B1B3 Triadic#B3B9B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B1B3B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCBEC2 #C7C8CC #D1D3D6 #DADADD #E4E5E7 #EFEFF0

Shades

#9799A1 #7E828B #666870 #505258 #38393E #222325

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