#B5B8C5 Color

#B5B8C5 is rgb(181, 184, 197) in RGB and hsl(229, 12%, 74%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B8C5

HEX#B5B8C5

RGBrgb(181, 184, 197)

HSLhsl(229, 12%, 74%)

HSVhsv(229, 8%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.019 275.6)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B8C5 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 text10.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B8C5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B8C5 Complementary#C5C2B5 Analogous#B5C0C5 Analogous#BAB5C5 Triadic#C5B5B8 Triadic#B8C5B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B8C5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BDC0CB #C9CBD4 #D1D3DB #DDDEE4 #E5E6EB #F1F1F4

Shades

#989CAE #7C8198 #63687E #4C5061 #363945 #1F2128

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