#B5A9B7 Color

#B5A9B7 is rgb(181, 169, 183) in RGB and hsl(291, 9%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5A9B7

HEX#B5A9B7

RGBrgb(181, 169, 183)

HSLhsl(291, 9%, 69%)

HSVhsv(291, 8%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.024 321.4)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5A9B7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5A9B7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5A9B7 Complementary#ABB7A9 Analogous#AEA9B7 Analogous#B7A9B2 Triadic#B7B5A9 Triadic#A9B7B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5A9B7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEB4C0 #C8BFCA #D2CAD3 #DED8DF #E7E3E8 #F1EEF1

Shades

#9F90A2 #88748B #6F5F72 #574A59 #3E3540 #231E24

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