#B5B99D Color

#B5B99D is rgb(181, 185, 157) in RGB and hsl(69, 17%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B99D

HEX#B5B99D

RGBrgb(181, 185, 157)

HSLhsl(69, 17%, 67%)

HSVhsv(69, 15%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.039 113.9)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B99D 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 #B5B99D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B99D Complementary#A19DB9 Analogous#B9AF9D Analogous#A7B99D Triadic#9DB5B9 Triadic#B99DB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B99D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEC2A8 #C9CCB7 #D2D5C3 #DDDFD2 #E6E8DE #F2F2ED

Shades

#A1A682 #8C9268 #727755 #585C42 #3F422F #25271C

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