#B5B7AE Color

#B5B7AE is rgb(181, 183, 174) in RGB and hsl(73, 6%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B7AE

HEX#B5B7AE

RGBrgb(181, 183, 174)

HSLhsl(73, 6%, 70%)

HSVhsv(73, 5%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.013 116.9)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B7AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B7AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B7AE Complementary#B0AEB7 Analogous#B7B4AE Analogous#B1B7AE Triadic#AEB5B7 Triadic#B7AEB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B7AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFC1B9 #C9CAC4 #D3D4CE #DDDDD9 #E6E7E4 #F0F1EF

Shades

#9FA296 #868A7B #6F7265 #54564D #3D3E37 #22231F

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