#B5B8BA Color

#B5B8BA is rgb(181, 184, 186) in RGB and hsl(204, 3%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B8BA

HEX#B5B8BA

RGBrgb(181, 184, 186)

HSLhsl(204, 3%, 72%)

HSVhsv(204, 3%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.004 236.5)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B8BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B8BA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B8BA Complementary#BAB7B5 Analogous#B5BAB9 Analogous#B5B6BA Triadic#BAB5B8 Triadic#B8BAB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B8BA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0C2C4 #C8CACB #D2D4D5 #DDDEDF #E7E8E9 #EFF0F0

Shades

#9B9FA1 #84888B #6A6E71 #525557 #393B3C #232425

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