#B5A1AE Color

#B5A1AE is rgb(181, 161, 174) in RGB and hsl(321, 12%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5A1AE

HEX#B5A1AE

RGBrgb(181, 161, 174)

HSLhsl(321, 12%, 67%)

HSVhsv(321, 11%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(73% 0.029 338.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5A1AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5A1AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5A1AE Complementary#A1B5A8 Analogous#B2A1B5 Analogous#B5A1A4 Triadic#AEB5A1 Triadic#A1AEB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5A1AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEACB8 #C9BAC4 #D2C6CE #DDD4DA #E6E0E4 #F2EEF0

Shades

#A18798 #8C6E81 #725A6A #594652 #3F313A #251D22

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