#B5B8C4 Color

#B5B8C4 is rgb(181, 184, 196) in RGB and hsl(228, 11%, 74%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B8C4

HEX#B5B8C4

RGBrgb(181, 184, 196)

HSLhsl(228, 11%, 74%)

HSVhsv(228, 8%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.017 274.8)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B8C4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B8C4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B8C4 Complementary#C4C1B5 Analogous#B5C0C4 Analogous#BAB5C4 Triadic#C4B5B8 Triadic#B8C4B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B8C4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEC0CB #C9CBD4 #D2D4DB #DDDEE4 #E6E7EB #F1F1F4

Shades

#999DAD #7D8297 #64697D #4D5160 #363944 #202128

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