#B5B2BD Color

#B5B2BD is rgb(181, 178, 189) in RGB and hsl(256, 8%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B2BD

HEX#B5B2BD

RGBrgb(181, 178, 189)

HSLhsl(256, 8%, 72%)

HSVhsv(256, 6%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.016 298.5)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B2BD 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 text10.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B2BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B2BD Complementary#BABDB2 Analogous#B2B5BD Analogous#BBB2BD Triadic#BDB5B2 Triadic#B2BDB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B2BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0BDC7 #C7C5CE #D2D0D7 #DDDBE1 #E7E6EA #EFEEF1

Shades

#9A96A6 #837E91 #6A6576 #514D5B #38363F #222127

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