#B5B297 Color

#B5B297 is rgb(181, 178, 151) in RGB and hsl(54, 17%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B297

HEX#B5B297

RGBrgb(181, 178, 151)

HSLhsl(54, 17%, 65%)

HSVhsv(54, 17%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(75.9% 0.037 102)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B297 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B297 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B297 Complementary#979AB5 Analogous#B5A397 Analogous#A9B597 Triadic#97B5B2 Triadic#B297B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B297, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0BDA5 #C8C6B1 #D3D1C0 #DDDCCF #E8E7DE #F0F0EA

Shades

#A29E7C #8F8B66 #747153 #5A573F #3F3D2C #27261C

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