#B5979B Color

#B5979B is rgb(181, 151, 155) in RGB and hsl(352, 17%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5979B

HEX#B5979B

RGBrgb(181, 151, 155)

HSLhsl(352, 17%, 65%)

HSVhsv(352, 17%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.036 9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 14%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5979B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5979B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5979B Complementary#97B5B1 Analogous#B597AA Analogous#B5A297 Triadic#9BB597 Triadic#979BB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5979B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0A5A9 #C8B1B4 #D3C0C3 #DDCFD1 #E8DEDF #F0EAEB

Shades

#A27C81 #8F666B #745357 #5A3F43 #3F2C2F #271C1D

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