#B5B597 Color

#B5B597 is rgb(181, 181, 151) in RGB and hsl(60, 17%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B597

HEX#B5B597

RGBrgb(181, 181, 151)

HSLhsl(60, 17%, 65%)

HSVhsv(60, 17%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.041 107.3)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B597 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 text10.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B597 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B597 Complementary#9797B5 Analogous#B5A697 Analogous#A6B597 Triadic#97B5B5 Triadic#B597B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B597, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0C0A5 #C8C8B1 #D3D3C0 #DDDDCF #E8E8DE #F0F0EA

Shades

#A2A27C #8F8F66 #747453 #5A5A3F #3F3F2C #27271C

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