#B1B5B9 Color

#B1B5B9 is rgb(177, 181, 185) in RGB and hsl(210, 5%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B1B5B9

HEX#B1B5B9

RGBrgb(177, 181, 185)

HSLhsl(210, 5%, 71%)

HSVhsv(210, 4%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.007 247.9)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B1B5B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B1B5B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B1B5B9 Complementary#B9B5B1 Analogous#B1B9B9 Analogous#B1B1B9 Triadic#B9B1B5 Triadic#B5B9B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B1B5B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCBFC2 #C7C9CC #D1D4D6 #DADBDD #E4E6E7 #EFF0F0

Shades

#979CA1 #7E858B #666B70 #505458 #383B3E #222425

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