#B5B3BD Color

#B5B3BD is rgb(181, 179, 189) in RGB and hsl(252, 7%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B3BD

HEX#B5B3BD

RGBrgb(181, 179, 189)

HSLhsl(252, 7%, 72%)

HSVhsv(252, 5%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.014 295.2)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B3BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B3BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B3BD Complementary#BBBDB3 Analogous#B3B6BD Analogous#BAB3BD Triadic#BDB5B3 Triadic#B3BDB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B3BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFBEC6 #C7C6CD #D2D1D7 #DCDCE0 #E7E6EA #EFEFF1

Shades

#9A97A5 #827F90 #696675 #514E5A #38373F #222126

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