#B5BAC5 Color

#B5BAC5 is rgb(181, 186, 197) in RGB and hsl(221, 12%, 74%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5BAC5

HEX#B5BAC5

RGBrgb(181, 186, 197)

HSLhsl(221, 12%, 74%)

HSVhsv(221, 8%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.017 266.3)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5BAC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5BAC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5BAC5 Complementary#C5C0B5 Analogous#B5C2C5 Analogous#B8B5C5 Triadic#C5B5BA Triadic#BAC5B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5BAC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BDC2CB #C9CCD4 #D1D4DB #DDDFE4 #E5E7EB #F1F2F4

Shades

#989FAE #7C8598 #636B7E #4C5361 #363B45 #1F2228

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