#B5B899 Color

#B5B899 is rgb(181, 184, 153) in RGB and hsl(66, 18%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B899

HEX#B5B899

RGBrgb(181, 184, 153)

HSLhsl(66, 18%, 66%)

HSVhsv(66, 17%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.043 111.9)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 17%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B899 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B899 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B899 Complementary#9C99B8 Analogous#B8AB99 Analogous#A5B899 Triadic#99B5B8 Triadic#B899B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B899, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0C2A8 #C8CBB4 #D3D5C3 #DCDECF #E7E8DE #F0F0EA

Shades

#A1A57E #8C9064 #727552 #5A5D41 #40422E #26271B

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