#B5AE9B Color

#B5AE9B is rgb(181, 174, 155) in RGB and hsl(44, 15%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5AE9B

HEX#B5AE9B

RGBrgb(181, 174, 155)

HSLhsl(44, 15%, 66%)

HSVhsv(44, 14%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.028 90.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5AE9B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5AE9B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5AE9B Complementary#9BA2B5 Analogous#B5A19B Analogous#AFB59B Triadic#9BB5AE Triadic#AE9BB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5AE9B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0BAAA #C9C4B6 #D4D0C4 #DCD9D0 #E7E5DF #F0EEEA

Shades

#A29981 #8D8368 #726A55 #5B5543 #413C30 #26231C

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