#B5B8BF Color

#B5B8BF is rgb(181, 184, 191) in RGB and hsl(222, 7%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B8BF

HEX#B5B8BF

RGBrgb(181, 184, 191)

HSLhsl(222, 7%, 73%)

HSVhsv(222, 5%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.01 267.3)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B8BF 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 text10.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B8BF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B8BF Complementary#BFBCB5 Analogous#B5BDBF Analogous#B7B5BF Triadic#BFB5B8 Triadic#B8BFB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B8BF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0C3C8 #C8CBD0 #D3D5D9 #DCDDE0 #E6E7EA #EFEFF1

Shades

#9A9EA7 #7F8490 #666B75 #51545D #393B41 #212326

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