#B5B59B Color

#B5B59B is rgb(181, 181, 155) in RGB and hsl(60, 15%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B59B

HEX#B5B59B

RGBrgb(181, 181, 155)

HSLhsl(60, 15%, 66%)

HSVhsv(60, 14%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.036 107.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B59B 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 text10.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B59B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B59B Complementary#9B9BB5 Analogous#B5A89B Analogous#A8B59B Triadic#9BB5B5 Triadic#B59BB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B59B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0C0AA #C9C9B6 #D4D4C4 #DCDCD0 #E7E7DF #F0F0EA

Shades

#A2A281 #8D8D68 #727255 #5B5B43 #414130 #26261C

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