#B5A9BC Color

#B5A9BC is rgb(181, 169, 188) in RGB and hsl(278, 12%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5A9BC

HEX#B5A9BC

RGBrgb(181, 169, 188)

HSLhsl(278, 12%, 70%)

HSVhsv(278, 10%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.03 313.3)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5A9BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5A9BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5A9BC Complementary#B0BCA9 Analogous#ACA9BC Analogous#BCA9B9 Triadic#BCB5A9 Triadic#A9BCB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5A9BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFB5C5 #C9C0CE #D3CCD7 #DCD7E0 #E6E2E9 #F0EEF2

Shades

#9F90A7 #867391 #6F5E78 #54485B #3D3442 #221D25

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