#B5B197 Color

#B5B197 is rgb(181, 177, 151) in RGB and hsl(52, 17%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B197

HEX#B5B197

RGBrgb(181, 177, 151)

HSLhsl(52, 17%, 65%)

HSVhsv(52, 17%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.036 100)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B197 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B197 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B197 Complementary#979BB5 Analogous#B5A297 Analogous#AAB597 Triadic#97B5B1 Triadic#B197B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B197, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0BCA5 #C8C5B1 #D3D0C0 #DDDBCF #E8E6DE #F0EFEA

Shades

#A29D7C #8F8A66 #747053 #5A563F #3F3C2C #27251C

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