#B5B8A8 Color

#B5B8A8 is rgb(181, 184, 168) in RGB and hsl(71, 10%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B8A8

HEX#B5B8A8

RGBrgb(181, 184, 168)

HSLhsl(71, 10%, 69%)

HSVhsv(71, 9%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.022 115.5)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B8A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B8A8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B8A8 Complementary#ABA8B8 Analogous#B8B3A8 Analogous#ADB8A8 Triadic#A8B5B8 Triadic#B8A8B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B8A8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFC1B3 #C8CABE #D2D3CA #DEDFD8 #E7E8E3 #F1F1EE

Shades

#9FA38F #888C73 #6F735E #575A49 #3E4135 #23241E

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