#B5B9AC Color

#B5B9AC is rgb(181, 185, 172) in RGB and hsl(78, 8%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B9AC

HEX#B5B9AC

RGBrgb(181, 185, 172)

HSLhsl(78, 8%, 70%)

HSVhsv(78, 7%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.019 120.8)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B9AC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B9AC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B9AC Complementary#B0ACB9 Analogous#B9B6AC Analogous#AFB9AC Triadic#ACB5B9 Triadic#B9ACB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B9AC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFC2B7 #C9CBC2 #D3D5CD #DCDED8 #E6E8E3 #F0F1EE

Shades

#9FA494 #868C78 #6F7463 #54584B #3D3F36 #22241E

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