#B5B2B8 Color

#B5B2B8 is rgb(181, 178, 184) in RGB and hsl(270, 4%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B2B8

HEX#B5B2B8

RGBrgb(181, 178, 184)

HSLhsl(270, 4%, 71%)

HSVhsv(270, 3%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.009 308.3)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B2B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B2B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B2B8 Complementary#B5B8B2 Analogous#B2B2B8 Analogous#B8B2B8 Triadic#B8B5B2 Triadic#B2B8B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B2B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFBDC2 #C9C7CC #D4D2D5 #DBDADD #E6E4E7 #F0EFF0

Shades

#9C98A0 #858089 #6B676F #545158 #3B383D #242225

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