#B5B397 Color

#B5B397 is rgb(181, 179, 151) in RGB and hsl(56, 17%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B397

HEX#B5B397

RGBrgb(181, 179, 151)

HSLhsl(56, 17%, 65%)

HSVhsv(56, 17%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.039 103.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B397 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B397 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B397 Complementary#9799B5 Analogous#B5A497 Analogous#A8B597 Triadic#97B5B3 Triadic#B397B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B397, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0BEA5 #C8C6B1 #D3D1C0 #DDDCCF #E8E7DE #F0F0EA

Shades

#A29F7C #8F8C66 #747253 #5A583F #3F3D2C #27261C

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