#B5B3AB Color

#B5B3AB is rgb(181, 179, 171) in RGB and hsl(48, 6%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B3AB

HEX#B5B3AB

RGBrgb(181, 179, 171)

HSLhsl(48, 6%, 69%)

HSVhsv(48, 6%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.011 95.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B3AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B3AB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B3AB Complementary#ABADB5 Analogous#B5AEAB Analogous#B2B5AB Triadic#ABB5B3 Triadic#B3ABB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B3AB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEBDB6 #C8C6C1 #D1D0CC #DDDDD9 #E7E6E4 #F1F0EF

Shades

#9F9D93 #878478 #6F6C62 #56554D #3E3D37 #23221F

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