#B5B9B1 Color

#B5B9B1 is rgb(181, 185, 177) in RGB and hsl(90, 5%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B9B1

HEX#B5B9B1

RGBrgb(181, 185, 177)

HSLhsl(90, 5%, 71%)

HSVhsv(90, 4%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(78% 0.012 128.6)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B9B1 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 text10.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B9B1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B9B1 Complementary#B5B1B9 Analogous#B9B9B1 Analogous#B1B9B1 Triadic#B1B5B9 Triadic#B9B1B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B9B1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFC2BC #C9CCC7 #D4D6D1 #DBDDDA #E6E7E4 #F0F0EF

Shades

#9CA197 #858B7E #6B7066 #545850 #3B3E38 #242522

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